Gentelles tourism and travel guide

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Gentelles is situated in the Somme department and Picardy region (now part of the Hauts-de-France region), in the north of France at 5 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Gentelles is 110 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Amiens Cathedral at 12 km and Amiens at 12 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Gentelles, 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 Gentelles 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 Somme

Map of places to visit near Gentelles

Markets in and near Gentelles

• Corbie: market Friday (8km)
• Moreuil: market Tuesday (9km)
• Amiens: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & all day (12km)
• Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (18km)
• Albert: market Saturday (23km)
• Montdidier: market Thursday (24km)
• Roye: market Friday (29km)
• Saint-Ouen: market Sunday (32km)
• Poix-de-Picardie: market Sunday (34km)
• Doullens: market Thursday (35km)

More information about Gentelles, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Gentelles, France

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

Heritage sites

• Amiens Cathedral (12km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (12km)
• Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (39km)
• Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (48km)
• Beffroi d'Abbeville (Belfries of Belgium and France) (53km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Gerberoy (55km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le clos Alexandre (12km)
• Parc du château de Digeon (45km)
• Jardin du château de Maizicourt (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (5km)
• Montagne de Montenoy (33km)
• Hortillonnages d'Amiens (39km)
• Mont Ganelon (51km)
• Plan d'eau du Canada (52km)
• Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (53km)
• Forêt de Laigue (56km)
• Forêt de Crécy (62km)

Towns of Art and history

• Amiens (15km)
• Noyon (49km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Remerangles (46km)
• Forest-l'Abbaye (60km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Gentelles is in the north of France. 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 Gentelles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aubigny, Berteaucourt-les-Thennes, Blangy-Tronville, Boves, Cachy, Cottenchy, Domart-sur-la-Luce, Dommartin, Fouencamps, Glisy, Hailles, Hangard, Lamotte-Brebiere, Thennes, Thezy-Glimont and Villers-Bretonneux.

This page in French: Visiter Gentelles