Outreau

Not to be confused with Outro.

Outreau Outriauwe (Picard) Wabingen (West Flemish)
Commune
The town hall of Outreau
Coat of arms
Location of Outreau
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Coordinates: 50°42′16″N 1°35′41″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
Area 1	7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	13,138
• Density	1,850/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] ^ⓘ; Picard: Outriauwe; West Flemish: Wabingen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France west of Boulogne. The river Liane forms the eastern border of the commune with Boulogne.

History

Outreau was the site of 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%
2023	13,138	−0.36%
Source: INSEE

Twin towns

• Eppelborn, Germany.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• 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)