Mouchin

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Mouchin

Total population

1,441

Air quality index

44Good

Elevation23 m

Land area9.19 km²

Coordinates50.52°, 3.29°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mouchin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, close to the border with Belgium. About one kilometre northwest of the village centre lies the hamlet of Bercu.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Marie-Dominique Philippe

French philosopher and theologian (1912-2006)

M

Michel Bouillon

Flemish painter

A

Alain Delmer

José Catieau

road bicycle racer (1946–2023)

C

Charles Bonnier

French linguist (1863-1926)

Francis Decourrière

French politician

Louis-Joseph d'Herbomez

Catholic bishop (1822–1890)

Louis Bonnier

French architect (1856-1946)

Thomas Philippe

French Catholic priest (1905–1993)

Élisabeth Bourgois

French writer

C

Camille Delezenne

French biologist

F

François Delzenne

World War I flying ace

M

Maurice Couplet

Belgian politician

T

Thierry Caby

French association football player

J

Joseph Hecq

Belgian politician

C

Claude Ernoult

French journalist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hauts-de-France

• Aix-en-Pévèle
  1.9 mi away · pop. 1,358
• Nomain
  2.3 mi away · pop. 2,585
• Landas
  3.1 mi away · pop. 2,447
• Saméon
  3.5 mi away · pop. 1,738
• Orchies
  3.7 mi away · pop. 8,455
• Wannehain
  3.7 mi away · pop. 1,331
• Beuvry-la-Forêt
  4.1 mi away · pop. 2,834
• Rosult
  5.7 mi away · pop. 1,973
• Brillon
  6.1 mi away · pop. 773
• Bousignies
  6.3 mi away · pop. 349
• Ennevelin
  7.4 mi away · pop. 2,356
• Anstaing
  7.5 mi away · pop. 1,601

Browse all places in Hauts-de-France →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-06-27

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-06-27

Broad Centurion Fly

Chloromyia formosa

Seen 2026-06-26

hedge woundwort

Stachys sylvatica

Seen 2026-06-26

Forest Bug

Pentatoma rufipes

Seen 2026-06-26

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-26

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-06-26

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Rhagonycha fulva

Seen 2026-06-26

red-spotted plant bug

Deraeocoris ruber

Seen 2026-06-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers