Zouafques

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

Zouafques
The town hall of Zouafques
Location of Zouafques
Zouafques
Zouafques
Coordinates: 50°49′01″N 2°03′24″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonSaint-Omer
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
  Mayor (2020-2026) Franck Dupont
Area
1
3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
609
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Zouafquois, Zouafquoises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62904 /62890
Elevation15–72 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.

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
YearPop.±%
2006510    
2007523+2.5%
2008537+2.7%
2009564+5.0%
2010571+1.2%
2011590+3.3%
2012609+3.2%
2013627+3.0%
2014642+2.4%
2015639−0.5%
2016625−2.2%
2017609−2.6%

Politics

Presidential Elections Second Round:[1]

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Marine Le Pen FN 61.75
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 53.27
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 60.35
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 73.88

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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