Outreau
Outreau
Wabingem | |
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 The town hall of Outreau | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Outreau  | |
  Outreau  Outreau | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′16″N 1°35′41″E / 50.7044°N 1.5947°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Outreau |
| Intercommunality | CA du Boulonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (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] west of Boulogne. The river Liane forms the eastern border of the commune with Boulogne.
History
[edit]Outreau was the site of the Outreau trials of 2001–2004.
Population
[edit]| 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] | ||
Twin towns
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Outreau.
- Official town website (in French)
- Website with photos of Outreau (in French)
- The CWGC cemetery
- Outreau on the Quid website (in French)
- Website of the Communauté d'Agglomération de Boulogne-Côte-d'Opale (in French)
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