Grande-Synthe travel guide
Book Hotels
Reserve online, pay at the hotel
'Best price guaranteed' by booking.com
See also: France car hire
Visit Grande-Synthe: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Grande-Synthe is situated in the Nord department (Nord-Pas-de-Calais region) in the north-east of France at 68 km from Lille, the department capital. (General information: Grande-Synthe is 240 km from Paris and 33 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Gravelines at 13 km from Grande-Synthe
Popular places to visit near Grande-Synthe: these include Gravelines at 13 km and Saint-Omer at 30 km.
Loon-Plage is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 7km and Bergues is a listed 'recommended detour' at 10km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Grande-Synthe: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;
Photos taken within 10 km
Hover your mouse over photos of Grande-Synthe for navigation buttons
Selected places to visit and attractions near Grande-Synthe, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Grande-Synthe
See France This Way travel guides for and Nord-Pas-de-Calais (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Grande-Synthe.
Note that all distances from Grande-Synthe shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Grande-Synthe holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Grande-Synthe (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Nord gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Grande-Synthe and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': La ferme du mont des Récollets (27km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Loon-Plage (7km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saint-Omer (30km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Bergues (10km) : Gravelines (13km) :
- Grand Site of France: Cap Blanc-Nez / Cap Gris-Nez (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Grande-Synthe & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Grande-Synthe
Canton: Grande-Synthe
Arrondissement: Dunkerque
Department: Nord
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Postcode: 59760
Distance to Grande-Synthe
from Lille: 68 km
from Paris: 240 km
from Calais: 33 km
from Nice: 894 km
from Bordeaux: 720 km
from Strasbourg: 475 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Grande-Synthe): Armbouts-Cappel, Cappelle-la-Grande, Craywick, Dunkerque, Fort-Mardyck, Saint-Pol-sur-Mer and Spycker.
Getting here
For driving distances to Grande-Synthe from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Grande-Synthe