Outreau

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Outreau
Outreau
Coordinates: 50°42′16″N 1°35′41″E / 50.7044°N 1.5947°E / 50.7044; 1.5947Coordinates: 50°42′16″N 1°35′41″E / 50.7044°N 1.5947°E / 50.7044; 1.5947
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Outreau
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Thérèse Guilbert
Area
  Land1 7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Population2 14,650
  Population2 Density 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62643 / 62230
Elevation 2–96 m (6.6–315.0 ft)
(avg. 55 m or 180 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.

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

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
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

Geographic location

Twin towns

See also

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