Moringhem

Moringhem Moringem
Commune
Scarecrow Festival
Coat of arms
Location of Moringhem
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Coordinates: 50°45′50″N 2°07′42″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Saint-Omer
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Cornette[1]
Area ^1	9.98 km^2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	555
• Density	56/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62592 /62910
Elevation	37–166 m (121–545 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Moringhem (French pronunciation: [mɔʁɛ̃ɡɛm]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	360	—
1975	368	+0.31%
1982	363	−0.20%
1990	361	−0.07%
1999	383	+0.66%
2007	464	+2.43%
2012	520	+2.31%
2017	558	+1.42%
Source: INSEE[4]

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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Scarecrow info (in French)

• 
  April scarecrow festival
• 
  The scarecrows of Moringhem