Moringhem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

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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
Area 1	9.98 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	557
• Density	56/km2 (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 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

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moringhem.

• Scarecrow info (in French)

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  April scarecrow festival
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  The scarecrows of Moringhem

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