Outreau (; vls, Wabingen) is a

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in the

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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

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bombing during

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Outreau is notorious throughout France for the ''

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s'' of 2001–2004.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St. Wandrille, dating from the nineteenth century. * The sixteenth century

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of La Tour du Renard. * The

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cemetery. * The war memorial, by Augustin Lesieux.

Geographic location

Twin towns

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