La Gorgue tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Aire-sur-la-Lys at 22 km from La Gorgue
Visit La Gorgue: highlights and tourist information
La Gorgue 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 La Gorgue in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Aire-sur-la-Lys at 22 km and Cassel at 24 km.
La Gorgue, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Aire-sur-la-Lys
at 22 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentNow officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys is the...
See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide
Cassel
at 24 km (direction north-west)The town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the Flanders region...
See Cassel guide
Lille
at 25 km (direction east)The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an industrial town...
See Lille guide
Saint-Omer
at 34 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe attractive centre of Saint-Omr is one of the best towns to see houses...
See Saint-Omer guide
Esquelbecq
at 34 km (direction north-west)At Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its Chateau and...
See Esquelbecq guide
Roubaix
at 34 km (direction east)Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large town of...
See Roubaix guide
Douai
at 40 km (direction south-east)Douai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive belfries in...
See Douai guide
Arras
at 40 km (direction south), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the centre of...
See Arras guide
Arras Carriere Wellington
Monument at 40 km (direction south-south-east), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that were used...
See Arras Carriere Wellington guide
Les Jardins de Sericourt
Garden at 47 km (direction south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentBeautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....
See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide
Gravelines
at 56 km (direction west-north-west)The principal attraction at Gravelines is the fortifications, built by the Spanish in the...
See Gravelines guide
The Jardin des Lianes
Garden at 59 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe Jardin des Lianes is one of our favourite gardens in this region of...
See The Jardin des Lianes guide
Les Jardins de Maizicourt
Garden at 64 km (direction south-west), in the Somme departmentBeautiful garden to visit in the Somme department in northern France...
See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Nord
Find Aire-sur-la-Lys hotels & holiday rentals
Hotel search
Reserve excursions near La Gorgue
Map of places to visit near La Gorgue
Markets in and near La Gorgue
- Estaires: market Thursday (2km)
- Bailleul: market Tuesday (11km)
- Bethune: market Sunday & Monday & Friday (13km)
- Beuvry: market Friday (13km)
- La Bassee: market Thursday (13km)
- Armentieres: market Friday (14km)
- Hazebrouck: market Monday (15km)
- Isbergues: market Thursday (17km)
- Lillers: market Saturday (18km)
- Haubourdin: market Friday (20km)
More information about La Gorgue, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Tourist attractions near La Gorgue, France
What to do at La Gorgue? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Gorgue.
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (11km)
- Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (13km)
- Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (14km)
- Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
- Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
- Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (25km)
- Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (26km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (39km)
- Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (40km)
- Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
- Beffroi de Bergues (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
- Beffroi de l'église St-Éloi de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (50km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (50km)
- Beffroi de Gravelines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (56km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Bergues (42km)
- Gravelines (56km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (25km)
Remarkable gardens
- La ferme du mont des Récollets (24km)
- Le parc Barbieux (32km)
- Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (34km)
- Parc du château de Sericourt (47km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lille (25km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Les Prés du Hem (14km)
- Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (25km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (34km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (37km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (40km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (46km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (46km)
Towns of Art and history
- Saint-Omer (34km)
- Roubaix (34km)
- Arras (40km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Wattignies (25km)
- Wasquehal (30km)
- Tourcoing (33km)
- Grande-Synthe (51km)
- Boubers-sur-Canche (51km)
- Loon-Plage (52km)
- Mastaing (56km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lille (24km)
Geography and distances
La Gorgue is in the north-east of France at 25 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: La Gorgue is 200 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: La Gorgue
Canton: Merville
Arrondissement: Dunkerque
Department: Nord
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 59253
Distance to La Gorgue
from Lille (prefecture): 25 km
from Paris: 200 km
from Calais: 69 km
from Nice: 844 km
from Bordeaux: 690 km
from Strasbourg: 429 km
Getting here
For driving distances to La Gorgue from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Estaires, Laventie, Le Doulieu, Lestrem, Merville, Neuf-Berquin, Neuve-Chapelle, Sailly-sur-la-Lys and Vieille-Chapelle.
This page in French: Visiter La Gorgue