Moringhem

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Coordinates: 50°45′50″N 2°07′42″E / 50.7638888889, 2.12833333333

Commune of Moringhem
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Saint-Omer-Nord
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Omer
Mayor	Hugues Persyn
Statistics
Elevation	37 m–166 m (avg. 93 m)
Land area¹	9,98 km²
Population² (1999)	383
- Density	38/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62592/ 62910
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Moringhem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
339	360	368	363	361	383
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The stone tower of an 18th century windmill.
• The church of St. Andre, dating from the 18th century.
• The church of St.Maxime at Difques, dating from the 15th century.
• The chapel of Barbinghein, built in 1714.

A scarecrow

April scarecrow festival

The scarecrows of Moringhem

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Scarecrow info (French)
• Moringhem on the Insee website (French)
• Moringhem on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 16th 2008.