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Aix tourism and travel guide

Visit Aix: highlights and tourist information

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Aix is situated in the Nord department and Nord-Pas-de-Calais region (now part of the Hauts-de-France region), in the north-east of France at 23 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Aix is 194 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 11 km and Douai at 20 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Saint-Amand-les-Eaux hotels

Aix, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Aix in Hauts-de-France.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Nord

Map of places to visit near Aix

Markets in and near Aix

• Cysoing: market Tuesday & Sunday (10km)
• Fenain: market Saturday (14km)
• Aniche: market Friday (17km)
• Abscon: market Tuesday (17km)
• Leforest: market Wednesday (17km)
• Escaudain: market Monday (18km)
• Auby: market Wednesday (19km)
• Beuvrages: market Sunday (19km)
• Flers-en-Escrebieux: market Friday (19km)
• Denain: market Thursday (19km)

More information about Aix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Tourist attractions near Aix, France

Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Aix.

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (20km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (35km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (44km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (48km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (11km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (11km)
• l'Avesnois (55km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (23km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le parc Barbieux (23km)
• Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (35km)
• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (23km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (8km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (11km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (19km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (25km)
• Les Prés du Hem (38km)

Towns of Art and history

• Roubaix (24km)
• Cambrai (37km)
• Arras (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Wattignies (20km)
• Mastaing (21km)
• Wasquehal (23km)
• Tourcoing (28km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (24km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

For driving distances to Aix from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beuvry-la-Foret, Brillon, Genech, Landas, Mouchin, Nomain, Orchies, Rosult, Rumegies, Sameon and Sars-et-Rosieres.

This page in French: Visiter Aix