Helesmes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 11 km from Helesmes

Visit Helesmes: highlights and tourist information

Helesmes is situated in the Nord 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 Helesmes in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 11 km and Douai at 20 km.

Helesmes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 11 km (direction north-east)

Established as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is...

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Douai

at 20 km (direction west)

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

See Douai guide

Le Quesnoy

at 23 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Le Quesnoy guide

Cambrai

at 24 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Cambrai guide

Bavay

at 32 km (direction east)

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

See Bavay guide

Forest of Mormal

at 32 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Forest of Mormal guide

Lille

at 37 km (direction north-west)

The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...

See Lille guide

Maroilles

at 38 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Maroilles guide

Roubaix

at 39 km (direction north-north-west)

Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...

See Roubaix guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 42 km (direction 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 43 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Peronne

at 57 km (direction south-west), in the Somme department

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

See Peronne guide

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Map of places to visit near Helesmes

Markets in and near Helesmes

• Escaudain: market Monday (3km)
• Fenain: market Saturday (4km)
• Denain: market Thursday (5km)
• Abscon: market Tuesday (5km)
• Douchy-les-Mines: market Saturday (7km)
• Aniche: market Friday (8km)
• Anzin: market Tuesday & Friday (10km)
• Beuvrages: market Sunday (11km)
• Bruay-sur-l'Escaut: market Thursday & Sunday (13km)
• Avesnes-les-Aubert: market Thursday & Sunday (19km)

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

Tourist attractions near Helesmes, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (20km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (23km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (37km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (44km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (49km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (51km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (61km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (11km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (9km)
• l'Avesnois (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (33km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (37km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le parc Barbieux (38km)
• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (38km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (37km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (9km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (10km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (21km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (39km)
• Les Prés du Hem (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Cambrai (24km)
• Roubaix (39km)
• Arras (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mastaing (8km)
• Wattignies (33km)
• Wasquehal (38km)
• Tourcoing (43km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (38km)

Geography and distances

Helesmes is in the north-east of France at 37 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Helesmes is 183 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Abscon, Bellaing, Denain, Erre, Escaudain, Fenain, Hasnon, Haulchin, Haveluy, Hornaing, Lourches, Marchiennes, Oisy, Rouvignies, Somain, Wallers, Wandignies-Hamage, Warlaing and Wavrechain-sous-Denain.

This page in French: Visiter Helesmes