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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
14,307 (2007)

Arrondissement
  
Boulogne-sur-Mer

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Outreau

Area
  
7.09 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 3:20 PM

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Intercommunality
  
Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais

Weather
  
12°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 80% Humidity

Outreau is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Contents

Map of Outreau, 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.

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.

    • Twin towns

  • Eppelborn, Germany.

    • References

    Outreau Wikipedia
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