Contre tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Amiens Cathedral at 22 km from Contre
Visit Contre: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsContre 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 departmentThe 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical transformation during...
See Gerberoy guide

Beauvais
at 35 km (direction south), in the Oise departmentIn 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 departmentParc 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 departmentThe 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 departmentThe 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
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Somme
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).
Distance to Contre
from Amiens (prefecture): 28 km
from Paris: 101 km
from Calais: 135 km
from Nice: 779 km
from Bordeaux: 582 km
from Strasbourg: 431 km
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