BERRECHID
An Archetypal Industrial Dedication
Strongly connected to the big cities of the Region, Berrechid Province perfectly integrates into the regional economic dynamism and materializes an attractive environment at full expansion, particularly industry-wise.
To know more, please read the city's monograph here.
Historical Overview
As agricultural and industrial province at a time, Berrechid is well positioned on the outskirts of Casablanca, not far from El Jadida and Marrakech. Its chief place owes its name to its founders, the Errachids, who settled there in the beginning of the 14th century and took control of commercial exchanges between the Kingdom's North and South. In early 1970s, Berrechid took further dimensions upon creation of an industrial zone stretching over hundreds of hectares, which has always shaped the city's look and contributed to its demographic and urban growth.
Economic Assets
Industry
→ Two industrial major zones: Berrechid and Sahel
→ Several industrial ecosystems: chemistry & para-chemistry, food industry, textile and leather, mechanics & metallurgy, electric & electronic industry
→ Berrechid Ecopark: 60 ha, first industrial park in Africa to be awarded the HQE certification (Haute Qualité Environnementale) in 2015
→ New industrial parks in partnership with MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation) to expand Had Soualem zone and develop a new industrial zone in Sahel Lakhyayta
Tourism
→ Its coastline was awarded the “Blue Flag” certification for its clean beaches along Sidi Rahal and Soualem Trifia municipalities
→ Various parks and green areas
→ Investment opportunities in hotel facilities and tourist attractions
Agriculture
→ 203 000 ha of arable agricultural land (17% of regional arable area)
→ Cultivation of cereals (wheat, barley, corn), legumes (23% of regional production), market gardening
→ Vast zones of pastureland and appropriate setting for animal husbandry (sheep, cattle, caprine)
