Helesmes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 11 km from Helesmes
Visit Helesmes: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitHelesmes 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 departmentThe 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 departmentThe belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...
See Arras guide

Peronne
at 57 km (direction south-west), in the Somme departmentThe 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
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).
Geographical Information
Commune: Helesmes
Canton: Denain
Arrondissement: Valenciennes
Department: Nord
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 59171
Distance to Helesmes
from Lille (prefecture): 37 km
from Paris: 183 km
from Calais: 125 km
from Nice: 797 km
from Bordeaux: 681 km
from Strasbourg: 373 km
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