Zouafques

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Zouafques
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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Ardres
Intercommunality Région d'Ardres et de la Vallée de la Hem
Government
 • Mayor Roger Bouchel
Area
 • Land1 3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Population2 514
 • Population2 Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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.
  • A eighteenth century dovecote.

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