Laon travel guide
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Visit Laon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Laon is situated in the Aisne department (Picardy region) in the north of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Aisne department. (General information: Laon is 123 km from Paris and 200 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Laon
Popular places to visit near Laon: these include Laon at 2 km and Soissons at 31 km.
Laon is a listed 'town of art and history' at 2km and Vivaise is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Laon: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*; Laon has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Laon, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Laon
See France This Way travel guides for Aisne and Picardy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Laon.
Note that all distances from Laon shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Laon holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Laon (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 Picardy and Aisne 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 Laon and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de Bosmont-sur-Serre (24km) : Jardins du château (32km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau Coucy (24km) : Tau Palace (45km) : Towers of Reims Cathedral (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Parfondeval (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Berzy-le-Sec (Berzy-le-sec) (35km) : Cathédrale de Reims (Reims) (45km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Vivaise (8km) : Ebouleau (20km) : Gauchy (39km) : Reims (44km) : Chamery (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Reims Cathedral, Abbey and Palace (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Laon (2km) : Soissons (31km) : Saint-Quentin (41km) : Noyon (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Laon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Laon
Canton: Laon
Arrondissement: Laon
Department: Aisne
Region: Picardy
Postcode: 02000
Distance to Laon
from Laon: 0 km
from Paris: 123 km
from Calais: 200 km
from Nice: 708 km
from Bordeaux: 615 km
from Strasbourg: 318 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 12 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Laon): Athies-sous-Laon, Aulnois-sous-Laon, Besny-et-Loizy, Bruyeres-et-Montberault, Chambry, Cheret, Chivy-les-Etouvelles, Clacy-et-Thierret, Etouvelles, Monceau-le-Waast, Parfondru and Vorges.
Getting here
For driving distances to Laon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Laon