Zouafques

Zouafques
Zouafques
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Zouafques
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Ardres
Intercommunality	Région d'Ardres et de la Vallée de la Hem
Government
• Mayor	Roger Bouchel
Area1	3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	514
• 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

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	348	364	357	351	363	415	514
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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

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