Zoteux

Zoteux (French pronunciation: [zɔtø]; West Flemish: Teralteren) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Zoteux Teralteren
Commune
The church of Zoteux
Location of Zoteux
Zoteux Show map of France Zoteux Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°36′41″N 1°52′50″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Lance[1]
Area 1	7.34 km2 (2.83 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	588
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Zotelois, Zoteloises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62903 /62650
Elevation	130–172 m (427–564 ft) (avg. 157 m or 515 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Zoteux is located 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D343 road.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 462 —     1800 455 −0.22% 1806 455 +0.00% 1821 481 +0.37% 1831 468 −0.27% 1836 478 +0.42% 1841 456 −0.94% 1846 408 −2.20% 1851 407 −0.05% 1856 394 −0.65% 1861 402 +0.40% 1866 395 −0.35% 1872 425 +1.23% 1876 450 +1.44% 1881 444 −0.27% 1886 419 −1.15% 1891 384 −1.73% 1896 407 +1.17%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 446 +1.85% 1906 455 +0.40% 1911 413 −1.92% 1921 330 −2.22% 1926 326 −0.24% 1931 301 −1.58% 1936 326 +1.61% 1946 309 −0.53% 1954 297 −0.49% 1962 298 +0.04% 1968 299 +0.06% 1975 322 +1.06% 1982 390 +2.77% 1990 404 +0.44% 1999 390 −0.39% 2009 501 +2.54% 2014 595 +3.50% 2020 609 +0.39%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[4] and INSEE[5]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The Louis XVI château.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department