Paillencourt tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Cambrai at 10 km from Paillencourt
Visit Paillencourt: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitPaillencourt 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 Paillencourt in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Cambrai at 10 km and Douai at 20 km.
Paillencourt, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Cambrai
at 10 km (direction south-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

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
at 25 km (direction north-east)Established as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is...
See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Le Quesnoy
at 26 km (direction east)Le Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts...
See Le Quesnoy guide

Forest of Mormal
at 33 km (direction east)Mormal forest is the largest forest in the region and has hundreds...
See Forest of Mormal guide

Arras Carriere Wellington
Monument at 35 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...
See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras
at 36 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...
See Arras guide

Maroilles
at 37 km (direction east-south-east)It is the riverside setting and the buildings that remain of the...
See Maroilles guide

Bavay
at 38 km (direction east)The town of Bavay has an important Roman forum and other Roman...
See Bavay guide

Peronne
at 42 km (direction south-west), in the Somme departmentThe town of Péronne is above all known for its impressive Museum...
See Peronne guide

Saint-Quentin
at 44 km (direction south), in the Aisne departmentIn the central square in Saint-Quentin, the 16th century town hall is...
See Saint-Quentin guide

Lille
at 46 km (direction north-north-west)The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...
See Lille guide

Roubaix
at 50 km (direction north-north-west)Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...
See Roubaix guide
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Markets in and near Paillencourt
- Cambrai: market Wednesday & Saturday (9km)
- Abscon: market Tuesday (10km)
- Avesnes-les-Aubert: market Thursday & Sunday (10km)
- Aniche: market Friday (10km)
- Douchy-les-Mines: market Saturday (10km)
- Escaudain: market Monday (11km)
- Denain: market Thursday (12km)
- Fenain: market Saturday (13km)
- Caudry: market Tuesday & Friday (17km)
- Douai: market Wednesday & Saturday (19km)
More information about Paillencourt, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Tourist attractions near Paillencourt, France
What to do at Paillencourt? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Paillencourt.
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (9km)
- Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (19km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
- Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (37km)
- Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (45km)
- Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (45km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (25km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Scarpe-Escaut (23km)
- l'Avesnois (43km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (19km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (46km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (37km)
- Jardins du château (52km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lille (46km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (17km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (19km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (22km)
- Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (44km)
- Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (47km)
Towns of Art and history
- Cambrai (10km)
- Arras (36km)
- Saint-Quentin (44km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Mastaing (7km)
- Guyencourt-Saulcourt (31km)
- Wattignies (41km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lille (46km)
Geography and distances
Paillencourt is in the north-east of France at 46 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Paillencourt is 168 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Paillencourt
Canton: Cambrai-Ouest
Arrondissement: Cambrai
Department: Nord
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 59295
Distance to Paillencourt
from Lille (prefecture): 46 km
from Paris: 168 km
from Calais: 127 km
from Nice: 788 km
from Bordeaux: 667 km
from Strasbourg: 373 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Paillencourt from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 25 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Abancourt, Bantigny, Blecourt, Bouchain, Cuvillers, Estrun, Eswars, Fechain, Fressain, Fressies, Hem-Lenglet, Hordain, Iwuy, Lieu-Saint-Amand, Marcq-en-Ostrevent, Naves, Neuville-sur-Escaut, Ramillies, Rieux-en-Cambresis, Sancourt, Thun-l'Eveque, Thun-Saint-Martin, Tilloy-Lez-Cambrai, Wasnes-Au-Bac and Wavrechain-sous-Faulx.
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