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MoringhemPas-de-Calais

A town of 557 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Moringhem a good place to live?

Moringhem is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Moulin à vent dit Moulin d'Achille
Moulin à vent dit Moulin d'Achille · Inscrit · Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Moringhem’s story

Moringhem in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Moringhem; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2015First protected: Moulin à vent dit Moulin d'Achille
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moringhem.

Who lives here

Few people in Moringhem are 15 to 24: 8.9%, fewer than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here.

40.6median age
MoringhemPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Moringhem
MoringhemPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1519%18%17%
15–248.9%12%11%
25–4427%24%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+17%20%22%
No diploma18%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education26%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Moringhem keeps more of its old housing than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Moringhem; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2015
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Moringhem has lower unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 6.2%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,260 a year. Moringhem holds 100 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The census found 3.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Moringhem, 0.3 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Moringhem is €10.91/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Moringhem from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments.

€10.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Moringhem€10.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.91 to €13.35/m² a month)
€8.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moringhem

11pages on Moringhem

Landmarks

Moringhem has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Moulin à vent dit Moulin d'Achille: Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Moringhem

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Moringhem yet.

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Moringhem’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pas-de-Calais →
ÉperlecquesLumbresSaint-Martin-lez-TatinghemSaint-OmerWizernesWattenÉperlecquesLumbresSaint-Martin-lez-TatinghemSaint-OmerWizernesWattenMoringhem
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Moringhem557—————
Éperlecques3,7373.8—B−—D−
Lumbres3,5794.2A−A−B+D
Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem5,8434.4A−C+A−C+
Saint-Omer14,3825.8C−B−D−D
Wizernes3,3215.9BB−AD−
Watten Nord2,5645.9B+A−A−D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Moringhem

Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France

Moringhem is a commune of 557 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
557 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.8 sq mi (10 km²)
INSEE code
62592

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.