Zouafques

Zouafques
Commune
The town hall of Zouafques
Zouafques
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Zouafques
Coordinates: 50°49′01″N 2°03′24″E / 50.8169°N 2.0567°E / 50.8169; 2.0567Coordinates: 50°49′01″N 2°03′24″E / 50.8169°N 2.0567°E / 50.8169; 2.0567
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Saint-Omer
Intercommunality Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Franck Dupont
Area1 3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 642
 • Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62904 /62890
Elevation 15–72 m (49–236 ft)
(avg. 19 m or 62 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Zouafques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Zouafques is located 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D217 road junction with the A26 autoroute, in the valley of the small river Hem.

Population

Historical population of Zouafques
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population348364357351363415514
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • A watermill.
  • An eighteenth century dovecote.

See also

References

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