Aix tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 11 km from Aix
Visit Aix: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitAix is situated in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Aix in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 11 km and Douai at 20 km.
Aix, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
at 11 km (direction east-south-east)Established as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is...
See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Douai
at 20 km (direction west-south-west)Douai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive...
See Douai guide

Lille
at 23 km (direction west-north-west)The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...
See Lille guide

Roubaix
at 24 km (direction north-north-west)Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...
See Roubaix guide

Le Quesnoy
at 36 km (direction south-east)Le Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts...
See Le Quesnoy guide

Cambrai
at 37 km (direction south-south-west)Remarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...
See Cambrai guide

Bavay
at 42 km (direction east-south-east)The town of Bavay has an important Roman forum and other Roman...
See Bavay guide

Arras Carriere Wellington
Monument at 43 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...
See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras
at 44 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...
See Arras guide

Forest of Mormal
at 45 km (direction east-south-east)Mormal forest is the largest forest in the region and has hundreds...
See Forest of Mormal guide

Maroilles
at 51 km (direction south-east)It is the riverside setting and the buildings that remain of the...
See Maroilles guide
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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
What to do at Aix? 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
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
Aix is in the north-east of France at 23 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Aix is 194 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Aix
Canton: Orchies
Arrondissement: Douai
Department: Nord
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 59310
Distance to Aix
from Lille (prefecture): 23 km
from Paris: 194 km
from Calais: 114 km
from Nice: 812 km
from Bordeaux: 692 km
from Strasbourg: 385 km
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