Contre tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Amiens Cathedral at 22 km from Contre

Visit Contre: highlights and tourist information

Contre is situated in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Amiens Cathedral at 22 km and Amiens at 22 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Contre, 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 Contre in Hauts-de-France.

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

Amiens Cathedral

Cathedral at 22 km (direction north-east)

The 13th century cathedral in Amiens is a fabulous example of gothic...

See Amiens Cathedral guide

Amiens

at 22 km (direction north-east)

As well as the remarkabe gothic style cathedral which attracts most visitors,...

See Amiens guide

Gerberoy

Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction south-west), in the Oise department

The 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical transformation during...

See Gerberoy guide

Beauvais

at 35 km (direction south), in the Oise department

In Beauvais you can see the important (if often rebuilt and renovated)...

See Beauvais guide

Parc Saint-Paul

Theme Park at 37 km (direction south-south-west), in the Oise department

Parc Saint Paul is one of the most popular theme parks in...

See Parc Saint-Paul guide

Abbeville

at 44 km (direction north-west)

Abbeville makes a pleasant detour when you are exploring the Baie de...

See Abbeville guide

Saint-Riquier

at 44 km (direction north-north-west)

The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church,...

See Saint-Riquier guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 50 km (direction north-north-west)

Beautiful garden to visit in the Somme department in northern France...

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Eu

at 59 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-Maritime department

The red-brick castle, built in the 16th century, is the main attraction...

See Eu guide

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

at 59 km (direction north-west)

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is one of the nicest towns in the region, especially the...

See Saint-Valery-sur-Somme guide

Lyons-la-Foret

Most Beautiful Village at 60 km (direction west-south-west), in the Eure department

The half-timbered buildings in the village of Lyons-la-Foret make it one of...

See Lyons-la-Foret guide

Ault

at 61 km (direction west-north-west)

Ault is a small seaside town near the chalk cliffs of the...

See Ault guide

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Map of places to visit near Contre

Markets in and near Contre

• Poix-de-Picardie: market Sunday (8km)
• Amiens: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & all day (22km)
• Aumale: market Saturday (25km)
• Formerie: market Wednesday (28km)
• Moreuil: market Tuesday (28km)
• Saint-Ouen: market Sunday (32km)
• Corbie: market Friday (35km)
• Beauvais: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (35km)
• Montdidier: market Thursday (36km)
• Saint-Just-en-Chaussee: market Tuesday (36km)

Hotels near Contre

More information about Contre, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Contre, France

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

Heritage sites

• Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (21km)
• Amiens Cathedral (22km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
• Beffroi d'Abbeville (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Gerberoy (30km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Forges-les-Eaux (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Beauvais) (35km)
• Abbaye Saint Germer de Fly (Saint-Germer-de-Fly) (41km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Digeon (20km)
• Le clos Alexandre (22km)
• Parc et roseraie du château de Rambures (37km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Montagne de Montenoy (13km)
• Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (24km)
• Hortillonnages d'Amiens (25km)
• Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (33km)
• Plan d'eau du Canada (33km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale des Larris et Tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs (44km)
• Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (44km)
• Hable-d'Ault (63km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Saint Paul (37km)

Towns of Art and history

• Amiens (27km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mureaumont (26km)
• Beauvais (35km)
• Remerangles (36km)
• Lyons-la-Foret (59km)

Geography and distances

Contre is in the north of France at 28 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Contre is 101 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors take a a cross-channel ferry to a nearby port such as Dieppe or Boulogne or the channel tunnel to Calais. For driving distances to Contre from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Belleuse, Bergicourt, Brassy, Conty, Courcelles-sous-Thoix, Croissy-sur-Celle, Famechon, Fleury, Fremontiers, Loeuilly, Monsures, Moyencourt-les-Poix, Offoy, Sentelie, Thoix, Tilloy-les-Conty and Velennes.

This page in French: Visiter Contre