Faumont tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Douai at 11 km from Faumont

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Visit Faumont: highlights and tourist information

Faumont 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 Faumont in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Douai at 11 km and Lille at 20 km.

Faumont, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Douai

at 11 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Douai guide

Lille

at 20 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Lille guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 21 km (direction east)

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

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Roubaix

at 26 km (direction east)

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

See Roubaix guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 32 km (direction west-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 33 km (direction west-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

Cambrai

at 34 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Cambrai guide

Le Quesnoy

at 43 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Le Quesnoy guide

Bavay

at 50 km (direction east-south-east)

The town of Bavay has an important Roman forum and other Roman ruins...

See Bavay guide

Forest of Mormal

at 51 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Forest of Mormal guide

Maroilles

at 57 km (direction east-south-east)

It is the riverside setting and the buildings that remain of the abbey complex...

See Maroilles guide

Cassel

at 59 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Cassel guide

Esquelbecq

at 69 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Esquelbecq guide

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Reserve excursions near Faumont

Map of places to visit near Faumont

Markets in and near Faumont

• Leforest: market Wednesday (6km)
• Auby: market Wednesday (8km)
• Flers-en-Escrebieux: market Friday (9km)
• Libercourt: market Thursday (9km)
• Courcelles-les-Lens: market Sunday (10km)
• Douai: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
• Carvin: market Saturday (13km)
• Cysoing: market Tuesday & Sunday (13km)
• Courrieres: market Wednesday (13km)
• Henin-Beaumont: market Tuesday & Friday (14km)

More information about Faumont, Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Tourist attractions near Faumont, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (11km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (19km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (20km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (31km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (32km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (32km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (33km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (35km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (21km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (20km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (20km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le parc Barbieux (24km)
• Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (36km)
• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (20km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (8km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (10km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (10km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (22km)
• Les Prés du Hem (33km)

Towns of Art and history

• Roubaix (26km)
• Arras (33km)
• Cambrai (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Wattignies (16km)
• Mastaing (21km)
• Wasquehal (23km)
• Tourcoing (29km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (21km)

Geography and distances

Faumont is in the north-east of France at 20 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Faumont is 187 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Faumont from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anhiers, Auby, Bersee, Cappelle-en-Pevele, Coutiches, Flines-Lez-Raches, Leforest, Merignies, Moncheaux, Raches, Raimbeaucourt, Roost-Warendin, Thumeries and Tourmignies.

This page in French: Visiter Faumont