Zouafques
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Commune of Zouafques |
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| Location | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | |
| Department | |
| Arrondissement | |
| 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.
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[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
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 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.

