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| Location of Outreau | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Outreau |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Thérèse Guilbert |
| Area | 7.09 km (2.74 sq mi) |
| Population | 14,650 |
| • Density | 2,100/km (5,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62643 /62230 |
| Elevation | 2–96 m (6.6–315.0 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Outreau is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Outreau is a large industrial town and port situated adjacent to, and west of Boulogne, on the N1, N142 and D19 roads. The river Liane forms the eastern border of the commune with Boulogne.
History
The town suffered greatly from Allied bombing during World War II.
Outreau is notorious throughout France for the Outreau trials of 2001–2004.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 13,548 | 13,735 | 14,731 | 14,590 | 15,279 | 15,222 | 14,650 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Wandrille, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The sixteenth century manorhouse of La Tour du Renard.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The war memorial, by Augustin Lesieux.
Geographic location
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Outreau
Twin towns
See also
References
External links
- Official town website Template:Fr
- Website with photos of Outreau Template:Fr
- The CWGC cemetery
- Outreau on the Quid website Template:Fr
- Website of the Communauté d'Agglomération de Boulogne-Côte-d'Opale Template:Fr
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