Bouvines tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lille at 11 km from Bouvines

Visit Bouvines: highlights and tourist information

Bouvines 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 Bouvines in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lille at 11 km and Roubaix at 12 km.

Bouvines, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lille

at 11 km (direction west-north-west)

The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...

See Lille guide

Roubaix

at 12 km (direction west-north-west)

Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...

See Roubaix guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 22 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 24 km (direction south-south-west)

Douai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive...

See Douai guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 44 km (direction south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras

at 44 km (direction south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...

See Arras guide

Cambrai

at 47 km (direction south)

Remarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...

See Cambrai guide

Le Quesnoy

at 49 km (direction south-east)

Le Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts...

See Le Quesnoy guide

Bavay

at 53 km (direction east-south-east)

The town of Bavay has an important Roman forum and other Roman...

See Bavay guide

Cassel

at 55 km (direction west-north-west)

The town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the...

See Cassel guide

Forest of Mormal

at 57 km (direction south-east)

Mormal forest is the largest forest in the region and has hundreds...

See Forest of Mormal guide

Maroilles

at 64 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 Bouvines

Markets in and near Bouvines

• Cysoing: market Tuesday & Sunday (2km)
• Hem: market Saturday (8km)
• Croix: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (11km)
• Haubourdin: market Friday (15km)
• Libercourt: market Thursday (17km)
• Leforest: market Wednesday (18km)
• Annoeullin: market Tuesday (19km)
• Carvin: market Saturday (19km)
• Auby: market Wednesday (20km)
• Courcelles-les-Lens: market Sunday (21km)

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

Tourist attractions near Bouvines, France

What to do at Bouvines? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bouvines.

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (10km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (13km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (25km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (25km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (39km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (45km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (22km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (23km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (11km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le parc Barbieux (11km)
• Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (23km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (11km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (12km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (19km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (21km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (22km)
• Les Prés du Hem (26km)

Towns of Art and history

• Roubaix (12km)
• Arras (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Wattignies (10km)
• Wasquehal (11km)
• Tourcoing (16km)
• Mastaing (32km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (12km)

Geography and distances

Bouvines is in the north-east of France at 11 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Bouvines is 201 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 22 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anstaing, Bachy, Baisieux, Bourghelles, Camphin-en-Pevele, Chereng, Cobrieux, Cysoing, Ennevelin, Fretin, Genech, Gruson, Lesquin, Lezennes, Louvil, Peronne-en-Melantois, Sainghin-en-Melantois, Templeuve, Tressin, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Wannehain and Willems.

This page in French: Visiter Bouvines