Zouafques

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Coordinates: 50°49′01″N 2°03′24″E / 50.8169444444, 2.05666666667

Commune of Zouafques
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Ardres
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Région d'Ardres et de la Vallée de la Hem
Mayor	Roger Bouchel
Statistics
Elevation	15 m–72 m (avg. 19 m)
Land area¹	3,93 km²
Population² (1999)	415
- Density	105/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62904/ 62890
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Zouafques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
348	364	357	351	363	415
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the 19th century.
• A watermill.
• A 18th century dovecote.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Regional tourist office website
• Zouafques on the Insee website (French)
• Zouafques on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 22nd 2008.