Lourches tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 16 km from Lourches

Visit Lourches: highlights and tourist information

Lourches 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 Lourches in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 16 km and Cambrai at 19 km.

Lourches, 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 16 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Cambrai

at 19 km (direction south-west)

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

See Cambrai guide

Douai

at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Douai guide

Le Quesnoy

at 21 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Le Quesnoy guide

Forest of Mormal

at 30 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Forest of Mormal guide

Bavay

at 32 km (direction east)

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

See Bavay guide

Maroilles

at 35 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Maroilles guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 41 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

Lille

at 41 km (direction north-west)

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

See Lille guide

Arras

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

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

See Arras guide

Roubaix

at 43 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Roubaix guide

Peronne

at 52 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 Lourches

Markets in and near Lourches

• Escaudain: market Monday (2km)
• Douchy-les-Mines: market Saturday (3km)
• Denain: market Thursday (3km)
• Abscon: market Tuesday (4km)
• Fenain: market Saturday (7km)
• Aniche: market Friday (7km)
• Anzin: market Tuesday & Friday (12km)
• Beuvrages: market Sunday (13km)
• Avesnes-les-Aubert: market Thursday & Sunday (14km)
• Bruay-sur-l'Escaut: market Thursday & Sunday (16km)

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

Tourist attractions near Lourches, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (18km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (20km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (42km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (16km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (14km)
• l'Avesnois (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (27km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (41km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (35km)
• Le parc Barbieux (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (12km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (13km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (22km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (43km)
• Les Prés du Hem (55km)

Towns of Art and history

• Cambrai (19km)
• Arras (42km)
• Roubaix (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mastaing (3km)
• Wattignies (37km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (40km)
• Wasquehal (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (42km)

Geography and distances

Lourches is in the north-east of France at 41 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Lourches is 178 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Abscon, Bellaing, Bouchain, Denain, Douchy-les-Mines, Erre, Escaudain, Fenain, Haulchin, Haveluy, Helesmes, Hordain, Hornaing, Lieu-Saint-Amand, Mastaing, Neuville-sur-Escaut, Noyelles-sur-Selle, Roeulx, Somain, Wavrechain-sous-Denain and Wavrechain-sous-Faulx.

This page in French: Visiter Lourches

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