Moringhem

Moringhem Moringem
Commune
Scarecrow Festival
Coat of arms
Moringhem Moringhem
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
Area 1	9.98 km2 (3.85 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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

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

External links

• Scarecrow info (in French)

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  April scarecrow festival

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  The scarecrows of Moringhem