Morocco communes

    A commune, arrondissement, province or région, by name or by code. Another spelling finds it too.

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    Fquih Ben Salah

    الفقيه بن صالح

    Province in the région of Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

    Population, 2024
    475,977
    Since 2014
    −5.3%
    Households
    111,668
    Communes
    16
    Area
    2,501 km²
    Bni OukilBni ChegdaleKrifateFquih Ben SalahHad BoumoussaDar Ould ZidouhOuled AyadOuled NacerSouk Sebt Ouled NemmaOuled BourahmouneSidi Aissa Ben AliOuled ZmamHel MerbaaBradiaSidi HammadiKhalfia

    Its communes, shaded by density. Each one has a page.

    Most populous
    Fquih Ben Salah 97,380
    Grew the most
    Ouled Ayad +3.1%
    Shrank the most
    Hel Merbaa −19.4%
    Densest
    Souk Sebt Ouled Nemma 5,090 people per km²

    People and homes

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

    Can’t read or write
    32.6%aged 10 and over39.4% in 201441.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
    Unemployment
    30.0%11.8% in 201434.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
    In the labour force
    36.1%aged 15 and over43.5% in 20148.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
    At school, aged 6 to 11
    96.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
    Fertility
    1.79children per woman2.36 in 20141.97 across Morocco
    Disability
    5.4%of people5.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
    Household size
    4.3people on average5.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
    Running water
    87.9%of settled households74.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

    Age

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

    Fquih Ben Salah: men and women by age, as a share of each
    MenAgeWomen
    3.0%75 and over3.8%
    2.9%70–742.8%
    4.1%65–693.8%
    5.2%60–645.2%
    4.7%55–594.9%
    5.7%50–546.1%
    6.0%45–496.7%
    6.1%40–446.7%
    5.9%35–396.2%
    5.8%30–346.5%
    5.5%25–296.6%
    6.3%20–246.7%
    8.7%15–198.0%
    11.6%10–1410.2%
    10.8%5–99.2%
    7.8%0–46.6%

    Local languages used

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

    • Darija99.0%
    • Tachelhit3.4%
    • Tamazight2.3%
    • Tarifit0.1%
    • Hassania0.1%

    Languages read and written

    By those aged 10 and over who can read.

    • Arabic99.8%
    • French52.2%
    • English14.5%
    • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.6%

    Getting to work

    How employed people get to work.

    • On foot35.8%
    • Bike or motorcycle29.9%
    • Private car10.2%
    • Employer’s transport6.4%
    • Taxi3.0%
    • Bus2.2%

    Urban dwellings

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

    Dwellings
    71,243
    Standing empty
    31.8%18.8% vacant13.0% a second home
    Precarious
    1.3%0.8% a slum or basic house
    On the sewer
    91.0%92.3% on the water mains92.4% on the electricity grid
    Housing shortfall
    1.6%households short, against the sound stock

    What kind they are

    Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

    • Modern house91.1%
    • Apartment5.6%
    • Villa1.2%
    • Traditional house0.8%
    • Slum or basic house0.8%
    • Other0.3%
    • Rural-type0.2%

    How old they are

    When the dwelling was built.

    • Under 20 years57.5%
    • 20 to 49 years36.7%
    • 50 years or more5.8%

    Business and jobs

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

    Establishments
    15,56932.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
    Businesses
    13,23785.0% of the establishments
    Permanent jobs
    25,0821.9 per business
    Public services
    1,835
    Associations
    497in premises of their own
    Weekly souks
    16counted outside the total

    Businesses by sector

    Every sector but agriculture.

    • Commerce54.5%
    • Services26.9%
    • Industry14.3%
    • Construction4.2%

    Businesses by the people they employ

    By how many people work there.

    • One person62.6%
    • 2 to 331.2%
    • 4 to 95.2%
    • 10 to 490.9%
    • 50 and over0.1%

    When the businesses were founded

    The year the business was set up.

    • 2020 or later34.9%
    • 2011–201933.7%
    • 2001–201015.7%
    • 1991–20009.5%
    • 1981–19904.0%
    • 1956–19802.0%
    • Before 19560.2%

    Communes

    CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
    Fquih Ben Salahurban97,380−4.6%3,125
    Souk Sebt Ouled Nemmaurban60,293+0.4%5,090
    Had Boumoussarural41,154−7.9%107
    Bradiarural37,064−8.9%286
    Dar Ould Zidouhrural30,114−3.4%115
    Ouled Zmamrural30,039−10.7%151
    Krifaterural28,601−2.1%114
    Ouled Nacerrural26,733−6.0%220
    Ouled Ayadurban24,564+3.1%3,826
    Sidi Aissa Ben Alirural24,503−4.2%321
    Ouled Bourahmounerural14,583−3.5%221
    Bni Oukilrural14,097−7.6%33.5
    Khalfiarural13,766−10.9%68.3
    Sidi Hammadirural12,981−8.8%209
    Bni Chegdalerural10,413−9.0%53
    Hel Merbaarural9,692−19.4%118

    In the data

    Code
    05.255
    As digits
    05255
    Record
    /api/provinces/05.255.json
    Communes
    /api/provinces/05.255/communes/page/1.json
    Boundary
    /api/provinces/05.255/boundary.geojson
    Census figures
    /api/provinces/05.255/indicators.json
    Business and jobs
    /api/provinces/05.255/economy.json
    Urban dwellings
    /api/provinces/05.255/housing.json

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