Fonsommes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Quentin at 10 km from Fonsommes

Visit Fonsommes: highlights and tourist information

Fonsommes is situated in the Aisne 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 Fonsommes in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Quentin at 10 km and Cambrai at 31 km.

Fonsommes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Quentin

at 10 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Saint-Quentin guide

Cambrai

at 31 km (direction north-north-west), in the Nord department

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

See Cambrai guide

Peronne

at 33 km (direction west), in the Somme department

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

See Peronne guide

Maroilles

at 37 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Maroilles guide

Forest of Mormal

at 41 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Forest of Mormal guide

Laon

at 41 km (direction south-south-east)

The cathedral in Laon is an astonishing early gothic masterpiece, and the...

See Laon guide

Le Quesnoy

at 42 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Le Quesnoy guide

Noyon

at 46 km (direction south-west), in the Oise department

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

See Noyon guide

Ourscamp abbey

Abbey at 51 km (direction south-west), in the Oise department

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

See Ourscamp abbey guide

Bavay

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

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

See Bavay guide

Solre-le-Chateau

at 58 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

Solre-le-Chateau is best known for its church with a sloping spire and...

See Solre-le-Chateau guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 61 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras

at 62 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

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Map of places to visit near Fonsommes

Markets in and near Fonsommes

• Fresnoy-le-Grand: market Monday (5km)
• Origny-Sainte-Benoite: market Thursday (9km)
• Saint-Quentin: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (10km)
• Bohain-en-Vermandois: market Friday (10km)
• Guise: market Saturday (16km)
• Caudry: market Tuesday & Friday (24km)
• Ham: market Saturday (29km)
• Tergnier: market Thursday & Sunday (29km)
• Le Nouvion-en-Thierache: market Wednesday (31km)
• Cambrai: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)

More information about Fonsommes, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Fonsommes, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (33km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (62km)

National Monuments

• Chateau Coucy (43km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• l'Avesnois (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (22km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château (21km)
• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (37km)
• Jardin de Bosmont-sur-Serre (38km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Laon (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (8km)
• Réserve naturelle des Landes de Versigny (29km)
• Réserve naturelle du marais de Vesles-et-Caumont (38km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saint-Quentin (10km)
• Cambrai (31km)
• Noyon (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Gauchy (13km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (25km)
• Vivaise (33km)
• Ebouleau (42km)
• Mastaing (45km)
• Arras (62km)

Geography and distances

Fonsommes is in the north of France at 41 kilometres from Laon, the department capital (general information: Fonsommes is 139 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Croix-Fonsommes, Essigny-le-Petit, Etaves-et-Bocquiaux, Fieulaine, Fontaine-Notre-Dame, Fontaine-Uterte, Fresnoy-le-Grand, Homblieres, Lesdins, Marcy, Montigny-en-Arrouaise, Morcourt, Neuvillette, Remaucourt, Rouvroy, Seboncourt and Sequehart.

This page in French: Visiter Fonsommes