Carvin tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Douai at 16 km from Carvin
Visit Carvin: highlights and tourist information
Carvin is situated in the Pas-de-Calais 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 Carvin in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Douai at 16 km and Lille at 18 km.
Carvin, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Douai
at 16 km (direction south-east), in the Nord departmentDouai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive belfries in...
See Douai guide
Lille
at 18 km (direction north-east), in the Nord departmentThe renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an industrial town...
See Lille guide
Arras Carriere Wellington
Monument at 26 km (direction south-west)The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that were used...
See Arras Carriere Wellington guide
Arras
at 27 km (direction south-west)The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the centre of...
See Arras guide
Roubaix
at 27 km (direction north-east), in the Nord departmentAlthough its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large town of...
See Roubaix guide
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
at 34 km (direction east), in the Nord departmentEstablished as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is still the...
See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide
Cambrai
at 42 km (direction south-east), in the Nord departmentRemarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first ever tank...
See Cambrai guide
Aire-sur-la-Lys
at 43 km (direction west-north-west)Now officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys is the...
See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide
Cassel
at 48 km (direction west-north-west), in the Nord departmentThe town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the Flanders region...
See Cassel guide
Les Jardins de Sericourt
Garden at 50 km (direction west-south-west)Beautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....
See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide
Le Quesnoy
at 55 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord departmentLe Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts that surround...
See Le Quesnoy guide
Saint-Omer
at 57 km (direction west-north-west)The attractive centre of Saint-Omr is one of the best towns to see houses...
See Saint-Omer guide
Esquelbecq
at 57 km (direction north-west), in the Nord departmentAt Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its Chateau and...
See Esquelbecq guide
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Markets in and near Carvin
Market days in Carvin: weekly market: Saturday;
- Carvin: market Saturday (0km)
- Courrieres: market Wednesday (4km)
- Libercourt: market Thursday (4km)
- Annoeullin: market Tuesday (4km)
- Harnes: market Thursday (6km)
- Henin-Beaumont: market Tuesday & Friday (8km)
- Billy-Montigny: market Sunday (9km)
- Courcelles-les-Lens: market Sunday (9km)
- Leforest: market Wednesday (10km)
- Auby: market Wednesday (11km)
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Tourist attractions near Carvin, France
What to do at Carvin? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Carvin.
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (14km)
- Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (16km)
- Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (17km)
- Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
- Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (23km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (26km)
- Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (27km)
- Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
- Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (31km)
- Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
- Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
- Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (51km)
- Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (57km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (34km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Scarpe-Escaut (33km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (18km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le parc Barbieux (25km)
- Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (35km)
- La ferme du mont des Récollets (48km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lille (18km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (13km)
- Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (19km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (23km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (23km)
- Les Prés du Hem (24km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Wattignies (13km)
- Wasquehal (23km)
- Tourcoing (29km)
- Mastaing (32km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lille (18km)
Geography and distances
Carvin is in the north of France at 26 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Carvin is 187 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Carvin
Canton: Carvin
Arrondissement: Lens
Department: Pas-de-Calais
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 62220
Distance to Carvin
from Arras (prefecture): 26 km
from Paris: 187 km
from Calais: 93 km
from Nice: 822 km
from Bordeaux: 682 km
from Strasbourg: 405 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Carvin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Allennes-les-Marais, Annay, Annoeullin, Bauvin, Camphin-en-Carembault, Carnin, Chemy, Courrieres, Estevelles, Evin-Malmaison, Gondecourt, Harnes, Herrin, Libercourt, Meurchin, Oignies, Ostricourt, Phalempin, Provin, Seclin and Wahagnies.
This page in French: Visiter Carvin