Fonches-Fonchette tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Peronne at 20 km from Fonches-Fonchette

Visit Fonches-Fonchette: highlights and tourist information

Fonches-Fonchette is situated in the Somme 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 Fonches-Fonchette in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Peronne at 20 km and Noyon at 25 km.

Fonches-Fonchette, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Peronne

at 20 km (direction north-east)

The town of Péronne is above all known for its impressive Museum...

See Peronne guide

Noyon

at 25 km (direction south-east), in the Oise department

The medieval centre of Noyon is dominated by its cathedral in the...

See Noyon guide

Ourscamp abbey

Abbey at 27 km (direction south-south-east), in the Oise department

Ourscamp abbey is an abbey in Picardy, now in ruins and surrounded...

See Ourscamp abbey guide

Saint-Quentin

at 35 km (direction east), in the Aisne department

In the central square in Saint-Quentin, the 16th century town hall is...

See Saint-Quentin guide

Amiens Cathedral

Cathedral at 39 km (direction west-north-west)

The 13th century cathedral in Amiens is a fabulous example of gothic...

See Amiens Cathedral guide

Amiens

at 39 km (direction west-north-west)

As well as the remarkabe gothic style cathedral which attracts most visitors,...

See Amiens guide

Compiegne

at 40 km (direction south), in the Oise department

In Compiegne you can visit the palace, several museums, and other interesting...

See Compiegne guide

Pierrefonds

at 48 km (direction south-south-east), in the Oise department

In Pierrefonds village visit one of the most lovely castles in northern...

See Pierrefonds guide

Cambrai

at 52 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Cambrai guide

Soissons

at 57 km (direction south-east), in the Aisne department

In Soissons you can explore the abbey and the cathedral before taking...

See Soissons guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 68 km (direction west-north-west)

Beautiful garden to visit in the Somme department in northern France...

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Somme

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Map of places to visit near Fonches-Fonchette

Markets in and near Fonches-Fonchette

• Roye: market Friday (9km)
• Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (9km)
• Ham: market Saturday (19km)
• Peronne: market Saturday (19km)
• Montdidier: market Thursday (22km)
• Moreuil: market Tuesday (23km)
• Noyon: market Saturday (26km)
• Corbie: market Friday (26km)
• Ressons-sur-Matz: market Wednesday (26km)
• Albert: market Saturday (28km)

More information about Fonches-Fonchette, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Fonches-Fonchette, France

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

Heritage sites

• Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Amiens Cathedral (39km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (39km)
• Compiène église Saint-Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (54km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (54km)

National Monuments

• Chateau Coucy (46km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le clos Alexandre (39km)
• Parc du château de Compiègne (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (32km)
• Mont Ganelon (35km)
• Forêt de Laigue (36km)
• Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (37km)
• Forêt de Compiègne (42km)
• Hortillonnages d'Amiens (52km)
• Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (56km)

Towns of Art and history

• Noyon (25km)
• Saint-Quentin (35km)
• Amiens (41km)
• Cambrai (52km)
• Soissons (57km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (31km)
• Gauchy (33km)
• Remerangles (53km)

Geography and distances

Fonches-Fonchette is in the north of France at 31 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Fonches-Fonchette is 107 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors take a a cross-channel ferry to a nearby port such as Dieppe or Boulogne or the channel tunnel to Calais. For driving distances to Fonches-Fonchette from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 28 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Biarre, Billancourt, Chaulnes, Chilly, Cremery, Curchy, Damery, Etalon, Fouquescourt, Fransart, Fresnoy-les-Roye, Goyencourt, Gruny, Hallu, Hattencourt, Herly, Hyencourt-le-Grand, La Chavatte, Liancourt-Fosse, Lihons, Marche-Allouarde, Maucourt, Omiecourt, Parvillers-le-Quesnoy, Pertain, Punchy, Puzeaux and Rethonvillers.

This page in French: Visiter Fonches-Fonchette