Zouafques

Zouafques
Zwaveke
The town hall of Zouafques
The town hall of Zouafques
Location of Zouafques
Map
Zouafques is located in France
Zouafques
Zouafques
Zouafques is located in Hauts-de-France
Zouafques
Zouafques
Coordinates: 50°49′01″N 2°03′24″E / 50.8169°N 2.0567°E / 50.8169; 2.0567
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonSaint-Omer
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Franck Dupont[1]
Area
1
3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
591
 • Density150/km2 (390/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.

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

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.±% p.a.
1793 329—    
1800 337+0.34%
1806 357+0.97%
1821 434+1.31%
1831 424−0.23%
1836 446+1.02%
1841 466+0.88%
1846 497+1.30%
1851 483−0.57%
1856 427−2.43%
1861 472+2.02%
1866 537+2.61%
1872 465−2.37%
1876 469+0.21%
1881 476+0.30%
1886 472−0.17%
1891 459−0.56%
1896 439−0.89%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 427−0.55%
1906 459+1.46%
1911 428−1.39%
1921 421−0.16%
1926 396−1.22%
1931 449+2.54%
1936 412−1.71%
1946 416+0.10%
1954 402−0.43%
1962 348−1.79%
1968 364+0.75%
1975 357−0.28%
1982 351−0.24%
1990 363+0.42%
1999 415+1.50%
2009 564+3.12%
2014 642+2.62%
2020 596−1.23%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[4] and INSEE[5]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • A watermill.
  • An eighteenth century dovecote.

Transport

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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Zouafques, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
  7. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.

Sources

  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.