Longwy tourism and travel guide
Visit Longwy: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Longwy has important Vauban fortifications to visit
Longwy is situated in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department and Grand-Est region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Longwy. For detailed visitor information see the Longwy travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Longwy in Grand-Est.
Popular places to visit nearby include Verdun at 48 km and Metz at 54 km.
Longwy, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Rodemack
Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction east), in the Moselle departmentThe medieval centre in the fortified village of Rodemack make it one of the...
See Rodemack guide
Verdun
at 48 km (direction south-west), in the Meuse departmentWar memorials are the centre of most visits to Verdun, scene of some of...
See Verdun guide
Metz
at 54 km (direction south-east), in the Moselle departmentAs well as the cathedral it is the grand squares surrounded by 18th century...
See Metz guide
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Markets in and near Longwy
Market days in Longwy: weekly market: Thursday & Saturday;
- Longwy: market Thursday & Saturday (0km)
- Villerupt: market Tuesday & Friday (14km)
- Longuyon: market Friday (14km)
- Audun-le-Tiche: market Saturday (15km)
- Ottange: market Thursday (20km)
- Piennes: market Thursday (23km)
- Knutange: market Wednesday (28km)
- Hayange: market Thursday & Saturday (30km)
- Thionville: market Saturday (34km)
- Fameck: market Saturday (35km)
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Tourist attractions near Longwy, France
What to do at Longwy? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Longwy.
Heritage sites
- Longwy ville neuve (Vauban fortifications) (0km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Metz (51km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Rombas (38km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique d'Amnéville (41km)
Geography and distances
Longwy is in the north-east of France at 97 kilometres from Nancy, the department capital (general information: Longwy is 259 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Longwy
Canton: Longwy
Arrondissement: Briey
Department: Meurthe-et-Moselle
Region: Lorraine
New region: Grand-Est
Postcode: 54400
Distance to Longwy
from Nancy (prefecture): 97 km
from Paris: 259 km
from Calais: 320 km
from Nice: 657 km
from Bordeaux: 707 km
from Strasbourg: 178 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Longwy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chenieres, Cons-la-Grandville, Cosnes-et-Romain, Cutry, Gorcy, Haucourt-Moulaine, Herserange, Lexy, Longlaville, Mexy, Mont-Saint-Martin, Rehon, Saulnes, Ugny, Villers-la-Chevre and Villers-la-Montagne.
This page in French: Visiter Longwy