Courcelles-les-Lens tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Douai at 7 km from Courcelles-les-Lens
Visit Courcelles-les-Lens: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitCourcelles-les-Lens 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 Courcelles-les-Lens in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Douai at 7 km and Arras Carriere Wellington at 23 km.
Courcelles-les-Lens, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Douai
at 7 km (direction south-east), in the Nord departmentDouai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive...
See Douai guide

Arras Carriere Wellington
Monument at 23 km (direction west-south-west)The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...
See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras
at 23 km (direction west-south-west)The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...
See Arras guide

Lille
at 25 km (direction west-south-west), in the Nord departmentThe renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...
See Lille guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
at 29 km (direction east), in the Nord departmentEstablished as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is...
See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Roubaix
at 32 km (direction north-north-east), in the Nord departmentAlthough its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...
See Roubaix guide

Cambrai
at 32 km (direction south-east), in the Nord departmentRemarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...
See Cambrai guide

Le Quesnoy
at 48 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord departmentLe Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts...
See Le Quesnoy guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys
at 50 km (direction west-north-west)Now officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys...
See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt
Garden at 52 km (direction west)Beautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....
See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Cassel
at 57 km (direction north-west), in the Nord departmentThe town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the...
See Cassel guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Pas-de-Calais
Arrange a visit to Courcelles-les-Lens
Hotels in Courcelles-les-Lens
Booking.com: best prices
For great prices on car hire throughout France and Corsica please visit our recommended partner at RentalCars.com
Map of places to visit near Courcelles-les-Lens
Markets in and near Courcelles-les-Lens
Market days in Courcelles-les-Lens: weekly market: Sunday;
- Courcelles-les-Lens: market Sunday (0km)
- Auby: market Wednesday (3km)
- Leforest: market Wednesday (4km)
- Flers-en-Escrebieux: market Friday (4km)
- Henin-Beaumont: market Tuesday & Friday (5km)
- Courrieres: market Wednesday (7km)
- Libercourt: market Thursday (7km)
- Douai: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)
- Billy-Montigny: market Sunday (8km)
- Harnes: market Thursday (9km)
More information about Courcelles-les-Lens, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Tourist attractions near Courcelles-les-Lens, France
What to do at Courcelles-les-Lens? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Courcelles-les-Lens.
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (7km)
- Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
- Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (24km)
- Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
- Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
- Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (31km)
- Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (31km)
- Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (38km)
- Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
- Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (50km)
- Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (50km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (29km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Scarpe-Escaut (28km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (25km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (41km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le parc Barbieux (31km)
- Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (41km)
- La ferme du mont des Récollets (57km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lille (24km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (5km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (16km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (17km)
- Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (26km)
- Les Prés du Hem (33km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Wattignies (19km)
- Mastaing (24km)
- Wasquehal (29km)
- Tourcoing (35km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lille (25km)
Geography and distances
Courcelles-les-Lens is in the north of France at 22 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Courcelles-les-Lens is 180 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Courcelles-les-Lens
Canton: Leforest
Arrondissement: Lens
Department: Pas-de-Calais
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 62970
Distance to Courcelles-les-Lens
from Arras (prefecture): 22 km
from Paris: 180 km
from Calais: 101 km
from Nice: 813 km
from Bordeaux: 676 km
from Strasbourg: 398 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Courcelles-les-Lens from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Auby, Courrieres, Cuincy, Douai, Dourges, Esquerchin, Evin-Malmaison, Flers-en-Escrebieux, Henin-Beaumont, Lauwin-Planque, Leforest, Moncheaux, Noyelles-Godault, Oignies, Ostricourt, Quiery-la-Motte, Raimbeaucourt and Roost-Warendin.
This page in French: Visiter Courcelles-les-Lens