Outreau

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Outreau Wabingem
Commune
The town hall of Outreau
Coat of arms
Location of Outreau
(2020–2026)		Sébastien Chochois^[1]
Area ¹	7.09 km² (2.74 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	13,270
• Density	1,900/km² (4,800/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)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Outreau (French pronunciation: [utʁo] ^ⓘ; West Flemish: Wabingen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	13,735	—
1975	14,731	+1.01%
1982	14,590	−0.14%
1990	15,279	+0.58%
1999	15,222	−0.04%
2007	14,307	−0.77%
2012	14,519	+0.29%
2017	13,422	−1.56%
Source: INSEE^[4]

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

Twin towns

Eppelborn, Germany.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE