Zouafques
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Canton | Saint-Omer | |
| Community association | Pays de Saint-Omer | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 49 ′ N , 2 ° 3 ′ E | |
| height | 15-72 m | |
| surface | 3.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 609 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 155 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62890 | |
| INSEE code | 62904 | |
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Zouafques ( Dutch Zwaveke , Picard Zuave ) is a French municipality with 609 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement Saint-Omer and the municipality association Pays de Saint-Omer .
geography
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Zouafques is located between Calais and Saint-Omer , about 20 kilometers southeast of the English Channel coast . The neighboring communities are Zutkerque in the northwest and north, Recques-sur-Hem in the northeast, Nordausques in the east and Tournehem-sur-la-Hem in the south. The Hem flows through the 393 hectare municipal area in the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park . The predominantly flat community area is only a few meters above sea level. An exception is a wooded chain of hills ( Bois du Parc ), which comes from the southwest almost as far as the church. This is the highest point in the community at 72 m.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 | |
| Residents | 348 | 364 | 357 | 351 | 363 | 415 | 510 | 625 | |
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Attractions
- Church of St. Martin with a St. Roch statue and old processional banners
- Monument to the fallen of the two world wars
- two old mills, a former brewery and a former chicory drying plant
- Pigeon tower in the hamlet of Wolphus
St. Martin Church
St. Roch statue in the church
old procession banner in the church
Fallen memorial
Pigeon tower in Wolphus
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Economy and Infrastructure
There are seven farms in the municipality of Zouafques (cereal cultivation, cattle breeding, dairy farming).
In the municipality of Zouafques, the A26 autoroute ( Calais - Reims ) is crossed by the D 943 (Calais - Saint-Omer ) road. Both lines are crossed under the LGV Nord ( Paris - Eurotunnel ) in Zouafques . The nearest train station is in the small town of Audruicq, seven kilometers away, on the railway line from Lille to Calais ( Ligne de Lille aux Fontinettes ).
