La Croix-sur-Ourcq travel guide
Visit La Croix-sur-Ourcq: Highlights and Tourist Information
Note: The photo above was taken in La Ferte-Milon at 17 km from La Croix-sur-Ourcq
Location: La Croix-sur-Ourcq is situated in the Aisne department (Picardy region) in the north of France at 48 km from Laon, the department capital. (General information: La Croix-sur-Ourcq is 81 km from Paris and 225 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near La Croix-sur-Ourcq: these include La Ferte-Milon at 17 km and Soissons at 24 km. Eglise de Berzy-le-Sec (Berzy-le-sec) is a listed religious monument at 19 km and Foret de Retz is a listed site of natural beauty at 21 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Selected places to visit and attractions near La Croix-sur-Ourcq, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to La Croix-sur-Ourcq
See France This Way travel guides for Aisne and Picardy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of La Croix-sur-Ourcq.
Note that all distances from La Croix-sur-Ourcq shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
La Croix-sur-Ourcq holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent 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 Picardy and Aisne gites and villas
Markets near La Croix-sur-Ourcq
- Fere-en-Tardenois: market every Wednesday (12km)
- Chateau-Thierry: market every Friday (14km)
- Villers-Cotterets: market every Thursday (21km)
- Charly: market every Thursday (22km)
- Dormans: market every Saturday (23km)
- Soissons: market every Wednesday & Saturday (23km)
- Braine: market every Friday (23km)
- Fismes: market every Saturday (29km)
- Lizy-sur-Ourcq: market every Friday (29km)
- La Ferte-sous-Jouarre: market every Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (30km)
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 La Croix-sur-Ourcq and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the La Croix-sur-Ourcq map below.
Heritage Site Compiène église Saint-Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)
National Monument Pierrefonds Chateau (34km); Chateau Coucy (39km)
Religious Monument Eglise de Berzy-le-Sec (Berzy-le-sec) (19km); Eglise abbatiale de Notre Dame (Morienval) (34km); Eglise de Saint Sulpice (Bethancourt-en-Valois) (37km); Eglise de Saint Martin (Gilocourt) (38km)
Remarkable Garden Jardin du château de la Muette (25km); Jardin du donjon de Vez (28km); Jardins de Viels-Maisons (30km); Parc du château de Compiègne (47km)
Site Of Natural Beauty Foret de Retz (21km); Foret de Compiegne (43km)
Town Of Art And History Soissons (24km); Meaux (42km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Meaux (42km)
Map of places to visit near La Croix-sur-Ourcq & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Croix-sur-Ourcq
Canton: Neuilly-Saint-Front
Arrondissement: Château-Thierry
Department: Aisne
Region: Picardy
Postcode: 2210
Distance to La Croix-sur-Ourcq
from Laon (local prefecture): 48 km
from Paris: 81 km
from Calais: 225 km
from Nice: 678 km
from Bordeaux: 566 km
from Strasbourg: 328 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 16 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of La Croix-sur-Ourcq): Armentieres-sur-Ourcq, Billy-sur-Ourcq, Bonnesvalyn, Brecy, Breny, Coincy, Grisolles, Latilly, Montgru-Saint-Hilaire, Nanteuil-Notre-Dame, Oulchy-la-Ville, Oulchy-le-Chateau, Rocourt-Saint-Martin, Rozet-Saint-Albin, Sommelans and Vichel-Nanteuil.
Getting here
For driving distances to La Croix-sur-Ourcq from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez La Croix-sur-Ourcq