Outreau Explained

Outreau
Native Name:	Wabingem
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Outreau.svg
Arrondissement:	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton:	Outreau
Insee:	62643
Postal Code:	62230
Mayor:	Sébastien Chochois^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA du Boulonnais
Coordinates:	50.7044°N 1.5947°W
Elevation M:	55
Elevation Min M:	2
Elevation Max M:	96
Area Km2:	7.09

Outreau (in French pronounced as /utʁo/; Wabingen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Official town website
• Website with photos of Outreau
• The CWGC cemetery
• Outreau on the Quid website
• Website of the Communauté d'Agglomération de Boulogne-Côte-d'Opale

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62643-outreau INSEE commune file