Courrieres tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Douai at 14 km from Courrieres
Visit Courrieres: highlights and tourist information
Courrieres 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 Courrieres in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Douai at 14 km and Lille at 22 km.
Courrieres, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Douai
at 14 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord departmentDouai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive belfries in...
See Douai guide
Lille
at 22 km (direction north-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 23 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 23 km (direction south-west)The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the centre of...
See Arras guide
Roubaix
at 31 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 39 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 44 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
Les Jardins de Sericourt
Garden at 48 km (direction west-south-west)Beautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....
See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide
Cassel
at 50 km (direction north-west), in the Nord departmentThe town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the Flanders region...
See Cassel guide
Le Quesnoy
at 54 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 58 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 60 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 Courrieres
Market days in Courrieres: weekly market: Wednesday;
- Courrieres: market Wednesday (0km)
- Harnes: market Thursday (3km)
- Carvin: market Saturday (4km)
- Henin-Beaumont: market Tuesday & Friday (4km)
- Libercourt: market Thursday (5km)
- Billy-Montigny: market Sunday (5km)
- Courcelles-les-Lens: market Sunday (7km)
- Annoeullin: market Tuesday (7km)
- Leforest: market Wednesday (9km)
- Lens: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (9km)
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Tourist attractions near Courrieres, France
What to do at Courrieres? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Courrieres.
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (14km)
- Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (18km)
- Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (21km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
- Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (23km)
- Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (24km)
- Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (26km)
- Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (34km)
- Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (34km)
- Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (38km)
- Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
- Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (48km)
- Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (54km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (34km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Scarpe-Escaut (34km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (22km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (48km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le parc Barbieux (29km)
- Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (38km)
- Parc du château de Sericourt (48km)
- La ferme du mont des Récollets (50km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lille (21km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (11km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (22km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (23km)
- Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (23km)
- Les Prés du Hem (27km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Wattignies (16km)
- Wasquehal (27km)
- Mastaing (31km)
- Tourcoing (33km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lille (21km)
Geography and distances
Courrieres is in the north of France at 22 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Courrieres is 183 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Courrieres
Canton: Courrières
Arrondissement: Lens
Department: Pas-de-Calais
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 62710
Distance to Courrieres
from Arras (prefecture): 22 km
from Paris: 183 km
from Calais: 94 km
from Nice: 819 km
from Bordeaux: 678 km
from Strasbourg: 404 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Courrieres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annay, Billy-Montigny, Carvin, Courcelles-les-Lens, Dourges, Estevelles, Fouquieres-les-Lens, Harnes, Henin-Beaumont, Libercourt, Loison-sous-Lens, Meurchin, Montigny-en-Gohelle, Noyelles-Godault, Noyelles-sous-Lens, Oignies, Ostricourt and Vendin-le-Vieil.
This page in French: Visiter Courrieres