Faches-Thumesnil tourism and travel guide

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Visit Faches-Thumesnil: highlights and tourist information

Faches-Thumesnil is situated in the Nord 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 Faches-Thumesnil in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lille at 4 km and Roubaix at 12 km.

Faches-Thumesnil, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lille

at 4 km (direction )

The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an industrial town...

See Lille guide

Roubaix

at 12 km (direction north-east)

Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large town of...

See Roubaix guide

Douai

at 26 km (direction south)

Douai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive belfries in...

See Douai guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 31 km (direction east-south-east)

Established as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is still the...

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 41 km (direction south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that were used...

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras

at 42 km (direction south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the centre of...

See Arras guide

Cassel

at 46 km (direction west-north-west)

The town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the Flanders region...

See Cassel guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys

at 48 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

Now officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys is the...

See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Cambrai

at 51 km (direction south-south-east)

Remarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first ever tank...

See Cambrai guide

Esquelbecq

at 55 km (direction west-north-west)

At Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its Chateau and...

See Esquelbecq guide

Le Quesnoy

at 56 km (direction east-south-east)

Le Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts that surround...

See Le Quesnoy guide

Forest of Mormal

at 65 km (direction east-south-east)

Mormal forest is the largest forest in the region and has hundreds of kilometres...

See Forest of Mormal guide

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Reserve excursions near Faches-Thumesnil

Map of places to visit near Faches-Thumesnil

Markets in and near Faches-Thumesnil

• Haubourdin: market Friday (6km)
• Hem: market Saturday (10km)
• Croix: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (11km)
• Cysoing: market Tuesday & Sunday (11km)
• Annoeullin: market Tuesday (13km)
• Libercourt: market Thursday (14km)
• Carvin: market Saturday (15km)
• Armentieres: market Friday (16km)
• Courrieres: market Wednesday (18km)
• Comines: market Monday (18km)

More information about Faches-Thumesnil, Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Tourist attractions near Faches-Thumesnil, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (3km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (4km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (16km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (18km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (26km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (28km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (31km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (42km)
• Beffroi de Bergues (Belfries of Belgium and France) (60km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (31km)
• Bergues (60km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (31km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (4km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le parc Barbieux (11km)
• Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (20km)
• La ferme du mont des Récollets (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (4km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (5km)
• Les Prés du Hem (17km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (23km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (25km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (26km)

Towns of Art and history

• Roubaix (12km)
• Arras (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Wattignies (2km)
• Wasquehal (9km)
• Tourcoing (15km)
• Mastaing (37km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (4km)

Geography and distances

Faches-Thumesnil is in the north-east of France at 4 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Faches-Thumesnil is 201 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Faches-Thumesnil from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Emmerin, Fretin, Haubourdin, Houplin-Ancoisne, La Madeleine, Lambersart, Lesquin, Lezennes, Lille, Loos, Noyelles-les-Seclin, Ronchin, Sequedin, Templemars, Vendeville and Wattignies.

This page in French: Visiter Faches-Thumesnil