Monchecourt tourism and travel guide

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Visit Monchecourt: highlights and tourist information

Monchecourt 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 Monchecourt in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Douai at 12 km and Cambrai at 16 km.

Monchecourt, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Douai

at 12 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Douai guide

Cambrai

at 16 km (direction south)

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

See Cambrai guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 22 km (direction north-east)

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

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 31 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that were used...

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Le Quesnoy

at 31 km (direction east)

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

See Le Quesnoy guide

Arras

at 32 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Lille

at 39 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Lille guide

Forest of Mormal

at 39 km (direction east)

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

See Forest of Mormal guide

Bavay

at 42 km (direction east)

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

See Bavay guide

Roubaix

at 43 km (direction east)

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

See Roubaix guide

Maroilles

at 43 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Maroilles guide

Peronne

at 46 km (direction south-west), in the Somme department

The town of Péronne is above all known for its impressive Museum commemorating life...

See Peronne guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Nord

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Reserve excursions near Monchecourt

Map of places to visit near Monchecourt

Markets in and near Monchecourt

• Aniche: market Friday (5km)
• Abscon: market Tuesday (7km)
• Fenain: market Saturday (9km)
• Escaudain: market Monday (10km)
• Douai: market Wednesday & Saturday (12km)
• Douchy-les-Mines: market Saturday (13km)
• Denain: market Thursday (13km)
• Flers-en-Escrebieux: market Friday (15km)
• Cambrai: market Wednesday & Saturday (15km)
• Auby: market Wednesday (17km)

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

Tourist attractions near Monchecourt, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (12km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (14km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (31km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (32km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (37km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (38km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (48km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (22km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (20km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (25km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (39km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le parc Barbieux (42km)
• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (38km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (10km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (13km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (14km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (40km)
• Les Prés du Hem (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Cambrai (16km)
• Arras (32km)
• Roubaix (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mastaing (7km)
• Wattignies (34km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (35km)
• Wasquehal (41km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (39km)

Geography and distances

Monchecourt is in the north-east of France at 39 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Monchecourt is 173 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 22 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aniche, Aubencheul-Au-Bac, Auberchicourt, Aubigny-Au-Bac, Brunemont, Bugnicourt, Ecaillon, Emerchicourt, Erchin, Fechain, Fressain, Fressies, Guesnain, Hem-Lenglet, Lewarde, Loffre, Marcq-en-Ostrevent, Masny, Roucourt, Villers-Au-Tertre, Wasnes-Au-Bac and Wavrechain-sous-Faulx.

This page in French: Visiter Monchecourt