Talsint

تالسينت

Rural commune in the cercle of Talsint, province of Figuig, Oriental.

Population, 2024
18,806
Since 2014
+16.3%from 16,166 in 2014
Density
10.7people per km², 1,751.4 km²
Households
5,061
Foreign residents
1
Rank
338338th most populous of 1,503 communes2nd of 13 in its province

Next door in Bouchaouene, 0.1% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 53.7%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 68.8% to 87.1%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Dir El Ksiba. Unemployment: 30.2% here, 28.4% there; in the labour force: 35.6% here, 34.7% there; apartments: 0.3% here, 0.0% there.

Compare it with Dir El Ksiba

Where it is

Its province, shaded by density, and where that sits in Morocco.

Bordering communes

Postcode

61252

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Talsint.

Talsint +16.3%

Morocco +8.8%

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write
43.4%aged 10 and over52.4% in 201450.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
30.2%17.4% in 201434.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
35.6%aged 15 and over39.6% in 201410.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
93.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.56children per woman2.13 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.8%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
69.7%of settled households59.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.

Talsint: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.0%75 and over3.7%
2.4%70–742.6%
3.2%65–692.9%
3.8%60–644.3%
3.6%55–593.9%
4.8%50–544.6%
5.4%45–495.6%
5.7%40–446.7%
5.5%35–396.7%
6.9%30–347.2%
7.1%25–296.9%
6.7%20–246.8%
10.3%15–199.5%
11.2%10–1410.6%
10.5%5–99.7%
9.8%0–48.4%

Local languages used

Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.

  • Tamazight86.6%
  • Darija68.7%
  • Tachelhit0.4%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.5%
  • French55.4%
  • English16.6%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot69.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle10.8%
  • Private car4.4%
  • Bus4.1%
  • Employer’s transport3.5%
  • Informal transport3.4%
  • Doesn’t travel to work2.5%
  • Taxi1.2%
  • Another way0.3%
  • Train0.2%
  • Animal0.2%
  • Tram0.0%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in Talsint’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings
4,645
Standing empty
28.1%18.0% vacant10.1% a second home
Precarious
14.2%0.3% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
73.8%82.5% on the water mains86.7% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
19.4%households short, against the sound stock
More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house80.9%
  • Rural-type12.4%
  • Traditional house4.3%
  • Other1.5%
  • Apartment0.4%
  • Slum or basic house0.3%
  • Villa0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years77.4%
  • 20 to 49 years21.9%
  • 50 years or more0.7%

Business and jobs

Every establishment the census mapped, and the businesses among them. What each count covers · Glossary

Establishments
61532.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
48178.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
6981.5 per business
Public services
110
Associations
24in premises of their own
Weekly souks
2counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce57.2%
  • Services23.9%
  • Industry16.4%
  • Construction2.5%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person79.6%
  • 2 to 317.3%
  • 4 to 92.5%
  • 10 to 490.6%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later34.1%
  • 2011–201936.8%
  • 2001–201013.1%
  • 1991–20007.1%
  • 1981–19902.9%
  • 1956–19806.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Talsint12,629

Douars

Talsint’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 29 douars in 8 fractions, with 5,943 people. Another 12,629 live in Talsint, its urban centre, which has no douars. 234 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
غزوانGhazouane4 douars · 982 people
الزاوية الجديدةZaouya JididaIn parts571792.83.06.3
غزوانGhazouaneGrouped1083050.71.05.5
الزاوية القديمةZaouya LakdimaGrouped1979———
ووزارت الجديدةOuouzart El JadidaGrouped1134190.61.88.0
ايت حمو اوسعيدAit Hammou Aousaid2 douars · 283 people
عافيةAafiaIn parts431950.20.35.7
أيت بوبكر أويوسفAit Bou Beker Ou YoussefGrouped2688———
قصر بلبولKsar Belboul3 douars · 437 people
بلبولBelboulIn parts852551.25.537.9
ثلات إيمنTlat ImeneIn parts26124———
واوزارت القديمةOuaouzart KdimaDispersed1958———
البورEl Bour8 douars · 1,458 people
تخوالتTakhoualtGrouped964700.00.070.3
مدرارMadrarGrouped27137———
ايت عيسى اوعليAit Aissa Ou AliGrouped492160.50.680.0
شعايبChaaybGrouped401640.80.522.0
ماغليفMaghlifGrouped331250.40.749.9
آيت يحي أو عيسىAit Yahia Ou AissaGrouped1149———
أيت بكرAit BakarIn parts421580.01.073.0
البورEl BourGrouped401390.00.060.5
ايت سعيد أو لحسنAit Said Ou Lahcen1 douar · 424 people
تبوشنتTbouchentIn parts1114248.610.425.2
ايت حدو بلحسنAit Haddou Belahsen3 douars · 563 people
أبيارAbiarGrouped953650.30.410.2
أيت بنحدوAit Ben HaddouGrouped501470.02.111.1
ايت زعنانAit ZananeGrouped1251———
تغزراتينTaghzratine1 douar · 747 people
تغزراتينTaghzratineIn parts1937470.51.11.1
ايت علي اوسعيدAit Ali Aousaid7 douars · 1,049 people
منيرMnirGrouped481982.44.124.9
تاغيضواضوTaghidouadouGrouped839———
أجمرولAjmroulDispersed502185.25.537.0
توناتيملالينTounatimlalineDispersed1994———
تودرسينToudrsineGrouped501939.610.941.1
لعشاشLachachGrouped682673.613.222.9
متليليMtliliDispersed1140———

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

— HCP doesn’t publish the figures of a douar with fewer than 30 households.

In the data

Files and code
Code
02.251.07.11
As digits
022510711
Slug
talsint
OpenStreetMap
2527824
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("talsint");

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