Moringhem

Moringhem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Moringhem
Commune
Scarecrow Festival
Coat of arms
Location of Moringhem
Moringhem
Moringhem
Coordinates: 50°45′50″N 2°07′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonSaint-Omer
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • MayorHugues Persyn
Area
1
9.98 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
558
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62592 /62910
Elevation37–166 m (121–545 ft)
(avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Moringhem lies about 5 miles (8 km) west of Saint-Omer, at the D207 and D223 crossroads. The A26 autoroute passes by about a half mile to the west.

Population
Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
339360368363361383464
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest
  • The stone tower of an 18th-century windmill.
  • The church of St. Andre, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The church of St.Maxime at Difques, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The chapel of Barbinghein, built in 1714.
gollark: I'll try it after my experiment or something.
gollark: *is egg locked*
gollark: Is it affecting everyone?
gollark: Get a million eggs on the off chance they'll go to your scrōll.
gollark: In a certain sense they never existed.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  • April scarecrow festival
  • The scarecrows of Moringhem


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