Zouafques | |
Native Name: | Zwaveke |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Saint-Omer |
Canton: | Saint-Omer |
Insee: | 62904 |
Postal Code: | 62890 |
Mayor: | Franck Dupont[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Pays de Saint-Omer |
Coordinates: | 50.8169°N 2.0567°W |
Elevation M: | 19 |
Elevation Min M: | 15 |
Elevation Max M: | 72 |
Area Km2: | 3.93 |
Demonym: | Zouafquois, Zouafquoises |
Zouafques (pronounced as /fr/; Zwaveke; Picard: Zuave) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
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.
The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Zouafques in 1881. The railway was closed in 1955.