Zudausques

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Zudausques
Zuidauzeke
Coat of arms of Zudausques
Zudausques (France)
Zudausques
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Lumbres
Community association Pays de Lumbres
Coordinates 50 ° 45 '  N , 2 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 45 '  N , 2 ° 9'  E
height 34–128 m
surface 7.24 km 2
Residents 915 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 126 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62500
INSEE code 62905

Mairie Zudausques

Zudausques (NDL .: "Zuidauzeke") is a French municipality with 915 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement Saint-Omer and the municipality association Pays de Lumbres .

geography

The municipality of Zudausques is located on the southwestern edge of French Flanders in the far north of France, around 30 kilometers southeast of Calais and thus in the immediate hinterland of the Channel coast . The flat area of ​​the municipality has a slight gradient from southwest to northeast (at 128 m above sea level, the highest point is reached in the southwest corner of the municipality). The plateau-like terrain is interrupted by long dry valleys up to 50 m deep, which run out to the northeast. Characteristic for the 7.24 km² large community area is the lack of any flowing or standing water, which is due to the porous limestone subsoil. A thin layer of clay still ensures good agricultural yields. The rainwater that has seeped away comes to the northeast of Zudausques and flows into the swampy lowlands of the Aa . The completely forestless landscape is characterized by fields and meadows, the borders of which are often marked by hedges. The municipality of Zudausques is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park (Parc naturel régional des Caps et Marais d'Opale) .

In addition to the loosened up settlement image of the core town, the districts and hamlets Adsoit, Audenthun, Cormette, Leuline, Liheuse and Noircarme are located in the municipality of Zudausques .

Neighboring communities of Zudausques are Moringhem (ndl .: Moringem ) in the north, Tilques (ndl .: Tilleke ) in the northeast, Tatinghem (ndl .: Tatingem ) in the east, Leulinghem in the south and Quelmes (ndl .: Kelmes ) in the southwest.

history

In 850 the place appears for the first time in a written source as Elciaco . After numerous changes to the spelling in the centuries that followed, Zudausque 's current spelling was only established in 1820. Like Zut and Zuyt , the prefix Zud comes from West Flanders and stands for South . The counterpart to Zudausques is the municipality of Nordausques, twelve kilometers to the northwest .

In the 9th and 10th centuries, the inhabitants were subjects of the Lords of Noircarme , whose existence is still remembered today by a district of the same name. One of the descendants of this ruling house - Alexander Louis Theodore Hypolite von Noircarme - was the founder of the glass and crystal manufacture in nearby Arques in 1825 . Some fiefs in the middle of the village belonged to other families, including the lords of Dausque and D'Ausque , which was decisive for the development of the place name. The village of Zudausques was near the Roman road "Leulène" from Thérouanne to Sangatte on the English Channel . In the district Longueborne the district Leuline still reflects a Leugenstein of the importance of this road. The heyday of the Leulène was between the 10th and 12th centuries as part of the Via Francigena and pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome . After the decline of the port of Sangatte in favor of the city of Calais , the road was relocated.

The ruins of a German V1 launching ramp from 1944 have been preserved in the Liheuse district .

By royal decree of April 17, 1822, the parish village of Cormette was incorporated into Zudausques.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 380 365 356 423 513 618 763 915
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Church of St. Audomar (Église Saint-Omer) from the 12th century
  • Church of St. Folcuin (Église Saint-Folquin) in the district of Cormette from the 16th century
  • 18th century mansion
  • The farm of the old castle in Noircarme is still preserved, the castle itself was destroyed during the Hundred Years War
St. Audomar Church
St. Folcuin Church

Economy and Infrastructure

With nine farms, agriculture still plays an important role in Zudausques (cereal cultivation, dairy farming). There are also smaller service companies including several restaurants.

The Autoroute A26 ( Troyes - Reims - Calais ) touches the south of the municipality of Zudausques (the next driveway is near Wisques ). From Zudausques there are other road connections to Boisdinghem , Moringhem , Leulinghem , Quelmes and Saint-Omer . The Saint-Omer railway junction is about ten kilometers from Zudausques.

supporting documents

  1. ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969
  2. ↑ Zudausques on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Zudausques on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Zudausques  - Collection of Images