Franvillers tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Amiens at 16 km from Franvillers

Visit Franvillers: highlights and tourist information

Franvillers is situated in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Amiens at 16 km and Amiens Cathedral at 16 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Franvillers, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Franvillers in Hauts-de-France.

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

Amiens

at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Amiens guide

Amiens Cathedral

Cathedral at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Amiens Cathedral guide

Peronne

at 31 km (direction east)

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

See Peronne guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 38 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 39 km (direction north-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

Beautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Arras

at 40 km (direction north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 40 km (direction north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Saint-Riquier

at 44 km (direction west-north-west)

The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church,...

See Saint-Riquier guide

Abbeville

at 50 km (direction west-north-west)

Abbeville makes a pleasant detour when you are exploring the Baie de...

See Abbeville guide

The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 51 km (direction north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The Jardin des Lianes is one of our favourite gardens in this...

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

Noyon

at 55 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 56 km (direction south-east), in the Oise department

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

See Ourscamp abbey guide

Douai

at 61 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Douai guide

Gerberoy

Most Beautiful Village at 67 km (direction west-south-west), in the Oise department

The 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical transformation during...

See Gerberoy guide

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

Map of places to visit near Franvillers

Markets in and near Franvillers

• Corbie: market Friday (6km)
• Albert: market Saturday (11km)
• Amiens: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & all day (16km)
• Moreuil: market Tuesday (21km)
• Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (22km)
• Doullens: market Thursday (24km)
• Saint-Ouen: market Sunday (29km)
• Bapaume: market Friday (29km)
• Peronne: market Saturday (31km)
• Montdidier: market Thursday (36km)

Hotels near Franvillers

More information about Franvillers, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Franvillers, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (16km)
• Amiens Cathedral (16km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (25km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
• Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (40km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (61km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le clos Alexandre (16km)
• Jardin du château de Maizicourt (38km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (39km)
• Le jardin des Lianes (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (15km)
• Montagne de Montenoy (40km)

Towns of Art and history

• Amiens (14km)
• Arras (40km)
• Noyon (55km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Boubers-sur-Canche (41km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (41km)

Geography and distances

Franvillers is in the north of France at 11 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Franvillers is 124 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 Franvillers from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 23 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Baizieux, Bavelincourt, Beaucourt-sur-l'Hallue, Behencourt, Bonnay, Bresle, Buire-sur-l'Ancre, Contay, Frechencourt, Heilly, Henencourt, Lahoussoye, Lavieville, Mericourt-l'Abbe, Montigny-sur-l'Hallue, Pont-Noyelles, Querrieu, Ribemont-sur-Ancre, Sailly-le-Sec, Vadencourt, Vaire-sous-Corbie, Vaux-sur-Somme and Warloy-Baillon.

This page in French: Visiter Franvillers