Moringhem
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Saint-Omer-Nord |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Omer |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hugues Persyn |
Area1 | 9.98 km2 (3.85 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 464 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Moringhem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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339 | 360 | 368 | 363 | 361 | 383 | 464 |
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.
See also
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External links
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- Scarecrow info (French)
- Moringhem on the Quid website (French)
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