Zouafques
Zouafques Zwaveke | |
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Coordinates: 50°49′01″N 2°03′24″E / 50.8169°N 2.0567°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Saint-Omer |
Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Dupont[1] |
Area 1 | 3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 591 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Zouafquois, Zouafquoises |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. |
Zouafques (French pronunciation: [zwafk]; West Flemish: Zwaveke; Picard: Zuave) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]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
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Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[4] and INSEE[5] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A watermill.
- An eighteenth century dovecote.
Transport
[edit]The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Zouafques in 1881.[6] The railway was closed in 1955.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Zouafques, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.
Sources
[edit]- Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.
External links
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