Essigny-le-Grand tourism and travel guide

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Essigny-le-Grand is situated in the Aisne department and Picardy region (now part of the Hauts-de-France region), in the north of France at 34 kilometres from Laon, the department capital (general information: Essigny-le-Grand is 122 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Quentin at 8 km and Noyon at 29 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Essigny-le-Grand, 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 Essigny-le-Grand in Hauts-de-France.

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

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Map of places to visit near Essigny-le-Grand

Markets in and near Essigny-le-Grand

• Saint-Quentin: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (7km)
• Tergnier: market Thursday & Sunday (14km)
• Ham: market Saturday (15km)
• Origny-Sainte-Benoite: market Thursday (17km)
• Chauny: market Friday (18km)
• Fresnoy-le-Grand: market Monday (22km)
• Bohain-en-Vermandois: market Friday (27km)
• Guise: market Saturday (29km)
• Noyon: market Saturday (29km)
• Peronne: market Saturday (30km)

More information about Essigny-le-Grand, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Essigny-le-Grand, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Compiène église Saint-Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)

National Monuments

• Chateau Coucy (28km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• l'Avesnois (60km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château (30km)
• Jardin de Bosmont-sur-Serre (42km)
• Parc du château de Compiègne (52km)
• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Laon (35km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (9km)
• Réserve naturelle des Landes de Versigny (20km)
• Réserve naturelle du marais de Vesles-et-Caumont (39km)
• Forêt de Laigue (43km)
• Mont Ganelon (47km)
• Forêt de Compiègne (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saint-Quentin (8km)
• Noyon (29km)
• Cambrai (43km)
• Soissons (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Gauchy (5km)
• Vivaise (27km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (28km)
• Ebouleau (44km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

For driving distances to Essigny-le-Grand from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Benay, Castres, Cerizy, Clastres, Contescourt, Dallon, Fontaine-les-Clercs, Gauchy, Gibercourt, Grugies, Hinacourt, Itancourt, Ly-Fontaine, Mesnil-Saint-Laurent, Montescourt-Lizerolles, Neuville-Saint-Amand, Seraucourt-le-Grand and Urvillers.

This page in French: Visiter Essigny-le-Grand