Genech tourism and travel guide

Visit Genech: highlights and tourist information

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Genech is situated in the Nord department and Nord-Pas-de-Calais region (now part of the Hauts-de-France region), in the north-east of France at 16 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Genech is 196 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Lille at 16 km and Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 18 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Lille hotels

Genech, 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 Genech in Hauts-de-France.

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

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

Map of places to visit near Genech

Markets in and near Genech

• Cysoing: market Tuesday & Sunday (4km)
• Hem: market Saturday (14km)
• Leforest: market Wednesday (15km)
• Libercourt: market Thursday (16km)
• Croix: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (17km)
• Auby: market Wednesday (17km)
• Flers-en-Escrebieux: market Friday (18km)
• Haubourdin: market Friday (19km)
• Carvin: market Saturday (19km)
• Courcelles-les-Lens: market Sunday (19km)

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

Tourist attractions near Genech, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (15km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (17km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (20km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (18km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (18km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (16km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le parc Barbieux (17km)
• Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (29km)
• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (59km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (16km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (13km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (15km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (17km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (18km)
• Les Prés du Hem (30km)

Towns of Art and history

• Roubaix (18km)
• Cambrai (41km)
• Arras (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Wattignies (13km)
• Wasquehal (17km)
• Tourcoing (22km)
• Mastaing (26km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (17km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

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

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aix, Bachy, Bersee, Bourghelles, Bouvines, Cappelle-en-Pevele, Cobrieux, Cysoing, Ennevelin, Fretin, Louvil, Nomain, Orchies, Peronne-en-Melantois, Templeuve and Wannehain.

This page in French: Visiter Genech