Fonsommes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Quentin at 10 km from Fonsommes
Visit Fonsommes: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitFonsommes 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 departmentRemarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...
See Cambrai guide

Peronne
at 33 km (direction west), in the Somme departmentThe town of Péronne is above all known for its impressive Museum...
See Peronne guide

Maroilles
at 37 km (direction north-east), in the Nord departmentIt 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 departmentMormal 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 departmentLe 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 departmentThe 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 departmentOurscamp abbey is an abbey in Picardy, now in ruins and surrounded...
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Bavay
at 52 km (direction north-east), in the Nord departmentThe 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 departmentSolre-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 departmentThe Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...
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Arras
at 62 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe 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).
Distance to Fonsommes
from Laon (prefecture): 41 km
from Paris: 139 km
from Calais: 160 km
from Nice: 749 km
from Bordeaux: 638 km
from Strasbourg: 348 km
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