Ossala [ɔsˈsala] (till December 31, 2001 as at Osala and then contemporary collaterant name of locality as at Ossala after the official law) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osiek, within Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Osiek, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Staszów, and 69 km (43 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce.

The village has a population of 481.

History

In 1827 Ossala had a population of 401.

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany. In 1939, the Polish resistance organized a collection and shipping point for aid packages for Poles who had lost their homes and possessions in other regions, i.e. those arrested or expelled by the Germans and those fleeing Soviet-occupied eastern Poland.

Demography

According to the 2002 Poland census, there were 454 people residing in Ossala village, of whom 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 40.5% from 18 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older.

Table 1. Population level of village in 2002 — by age group

SPECIFICATION					Measure unit	POPULATION (by age group in 2002)
						TOTAL	0-9	10-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70-79	80 +
I.	TOTAL				person	454	69	64	87	54	54	56	28	28	14
	—	of which in			%	100	15.2	14.1	19.1	11.9	11.9	12.3	6.2	6.2	3.1
	1.	BY SEX
		A.	Males		person	229	36	35	46	27	31	29	11	8	6
			—	of which in	%	50.4	7.9	7.7	10.1	6	6.8	6.4	2.4	1.8	1.3
		B.	Females		person	225	33	29	41	27	23	27	17	20	8
			—	of which in	%	49.6	7.3	6.4	9	5.9	5.1	5.9	3.8	4.4	1.8

Figure 1. Population pyramid of village in 2002 — by age group and sex

Table 2. Population level of village in 2002 — by sex

SPECIFICATION						Measure unit	POPULATION (by sex in 2002)
							TOTAL	Males	Females
I.	TOTAL					person	454	229	225
	—	of which in				%	100	50.4	49.6
	1.	BY AGE GROUP
		A.	At pre-working age			person	116	61	55
			—	of which in		%	25.6	13.4	12.2
		B.	At working age, grand total			person	271	146	125
			—	of which in		%	59.7	32.2	27.5
			a.	at mobile working age		person	184	100	84
				—	of which in	%	40.5	22	18.5
			b.	at non-mobile working age		person	87	46	41
				—	of which in	%	19.2	10.2	9
		C.	At post-working age			person	67	22	45
			—	of which in		%	14.7	4.8	9.9