Zouafques

Zouafques

Zwaveke
Zouafques Zwaveke
Commune
	The town hall of Zouafques
	Location of Zouafques
	Zouafques Zouafques
	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
Area 1	3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Population (2023)	592
• Density	151/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

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

Year	Pop.	±% 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%

Year	Pop.	±% 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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
^ 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

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

External links

Official website

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[2] "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

[3] INSEE commune file

[ehess-4] Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Zouafques, EHESS (in French).

[pophist-5] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[FOOTNOTEFarebrotherFarebrother200831-6] Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.

[FOOTNOTEFarebrotherFarebrother2008281–82-7] Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.

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