Loison-sous-Lens tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Douai at 17 km from Loison-sous-Lens
Visit Loison-sous-Lens: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitLoison-sous-Lens is situated in the Pas-de-Calais 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 Loison-sous-Lens in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Douai at 17 km and Arras Carriere Wellington at 19 km.
Loison-sous-Lens, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Douai
at 17 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord departmentDouai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive...
See Douai guide

Arras Carriere Wellington
Monument at 19 km (direction south-south-west)The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...
See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras
at 19 km (direction south-south-west)The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...
See Arras guide

Lille
at 26 km (direction north-east), in the Nord departmentThe renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...
See Lille guide

Roubaix
at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Nord departmentAlthough its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...
See Roubaix guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
at 40 km (direction east), in the Nord departmentEstablished as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is...
See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys
at 40 km (direction west-north-west)Now officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys...
See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Cambrai
at 40 km (direction south-east), in the Nord departmentRemarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...
See Cambrai guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt
Garden at 42 km (direction west-south-west)Beautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....
See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Cassel
at 48 km (direction north-west), in the Nord departmentThe town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the...
See Cassel guide

Saint-Omer
at 55 km (direction west-north-west)The attractive centre of Saint-Omr is one of the best towns to...
See Saint-Omer guide

Esquelbecq
at 59 km (direction north-west), in the Nord departmentAt Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its...
See Esquelbecq guide
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Map of places to visit near Loison-sous-Lens
Markets in and near Loison-sous-Lens
- Harnes: market Thursday (3km)
- Lens: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (3km)
- Avion: market Thursday (4km)
- Billy-Montigny: market Sunday (4km)
- Henin-Beaumont: market Tuesday & Friday (6km)
- Courrieres: market Wednesday (6km)
- Lievin: market Wednesday & Sunday (7km)
- Carvin: market Saturday (9km)
- Grenay: market Tuesday (9km)
- Annoeullin: market Tuesday (11km)
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Tourist attractions near Loison-sous-Lens, France
What to do at Loison-sous-Lens? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Loison-sous-Lens.
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (17km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (18km)
- Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (19km)
- Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (19km)
- Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
- Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (26km)
- Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (28km)
- Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (34km)
- Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (37km)
- Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (39km)
- Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
- Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
- Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (49km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (40km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Scarpe-Escaut (39km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (26km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (49km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le parc Barbieux (34km)
- Parc du château de Sericourt (42km)
- Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (42km)
- La ferme du mont des Récollets (48km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lille (26km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (15km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (27km)
- Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (27km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (28km)
- Les Prés du Hem (29km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (56km)
Towns of Art and history
- Arras (19km)
- Roubaix (36km)
- Cambrai (40km)
- Saint-Omer (55km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Wattignies (21km)
- Wasquehal (32km)
- Mastaing (35km)
- Tourcoing (38km)
- Boubers-sur-Canche (48km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lille (26km)
Geography and distances
Loison-sous-Lens is in the north of France at 18 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Loison-sous-Lens is 180 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Loison-sous-Lens
Canton: Lens-Nord-Est
Arrondissement: Lens
Department: Pas-de-Calais
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 62218
Distance to Loison-sous-Lens
from Arras (prefecture): 18 km
from Paris: 180 km
from Calais: 91 km
from Nice: 819 km
from Bordeaux: 674 km
from Strasbourg: 408 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Loison-sous-Lens from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annay, Avion, Benifontaine, Billy-Montigny, Courrieres, Drocourt, Eleu-Dit-Leauwette, Estevelles, Fouquieres-les-Lens, Harnes, Henin-Beaumont, Hulluch, Lens, Loos-en-Gohelle, Mericourt, Montigny-en-Gohelle, Noyelles-sous-Lens, Rouvroy, Sallaumines and Vendin-le-Vieil.
This page in French: Visiter Loison-sous-Lens