Bavay tourism and travel guide

Visit Bavay: highlights and tourist information
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Bavay is situated in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Bavay. For detailed visitor information see the Bavay travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bavay in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Le Quesnoy at 12 km and Maroilles at 18 km.
Bavay, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Forest of Mormal
at 12 km (direction south-south-west)Mormal forest is the largest forest in the region and has hundreds...
See Forest of Mormal guide

Le Quesnoy
at 12 km (direction west-south-west)Le Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts...
See Le Quesnoy guide

Maroilles
at 18 km (direction south)It is the riverside setting and the buildings that remain of the...
See Maroilles guide

Solre-le-Chateau
at 26 km (direction east-south-east)Solre-le-Chateau is best known for its church with a sloping spire and...
See Solre-le-Chateau guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
at 31 km (direction west-north-west)Established as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is...
See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Cambrai
at 43 km (direction west-south-west)Remarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...
See Cambrai guide

Roubaix
at 61 km (direction west-north-west)Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...
See Roubaix guide

Saint-Quentin
at 62 km (direction south-west), in the Aisne departmentIn the central square in Saint-Quentin, the 16th century town hall is...
See Saint-Quentin guide
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Markets in and near Bavay
Market days in Bavay: weekly market: Friday;
- Bavay: market Friday (0km)
- Aulnoye-Aymeries: market Tuesday (12km)
- Bruay-sur-l'Escaut: market Thursday & Sunday (21km)
- Anzin: market Tuesday & Friday (22km)
- Jeumont: market Thursday (22km)
- Avesnes-sur-Helpe: market Friday (22km)
- Beuvrages: market Sunday (22km)
- Cousolre: market Wednesday (27km)
- Denain: market Thursday (28km)
- Douchy-les-Mines: market Saturday (28km)
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Tourist attractions near Bavay, France
What to do at Bavay? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bavay.
Heritage sites
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (31km)
- Fourmies (36km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- l'Avesnois (16km)
- Scarpe-Escaut (30km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (18km)
- Le parc Barbieux (61km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (40km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (40km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Mastaing (34km)
Geography and distances
Bavay is in the north-east of France at 64 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Bavay is 191 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Bavay
Canton: Bavay
Arrondissement: Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Department: Nord
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 59570
Distance to Bavay
from Lille (prefecture): 64 km
from Paris: 191 km
from Calais: 155 km
from Nice: 779 km
from Bordeaux: 690 km
from Strasbourg: 344 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Bavay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amfroipret, Audignies, Bellignies, Bermeries, Bettrechies, Gussignies, Hargnies, Hon-Hergies, Houdain-Lez-Bavay, La Flamengrie, La Longueville, Mecquignies, Obies, Saint-Waast, Taisnieres-sur-Hon and Vieux-Mesnil.
This page in French: Visiter Bavay