Pont-sur-Sambre tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Forest of Mormal at 8 km from Pont-sur-Sambre

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Visit Pont-sur-Sambre: highlights and tourist information

Pont-sur-Sambre 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 Pont-sur-Sambre in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Forest of Mormal at 8 km and Bavay at 9 km.

Pont-sur-Sambre, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Forest of Mormal

at 8 km (direction west)

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

See Forest of Mormal guide

Bavay

at 9 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Bavay guide

Maroilles

at 11 km (direction south-west)

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

See Maroilles guide

Le Quesnoy

at 15 km (direction west)

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

See Le Quesnoy guide

Solre-le-Chateau

at 18 km (direction east)

Solre-le-Chateau is best known for its church with a sloping spire and the town...

See Solre-le-Chateau guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 39 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Cambrai

at 45 km (direction west)

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

See Cambrai guide

Saint-Quentin

at 58 km (direction west-south-west), in the Aisne department

In the central square in Saint-Quentin, the 16th century town hall is a remarkable...

See Saint-Quentin guide

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Map of places to visit near Pont-sur-Sambre

Markets in and near Pont-sur-Sambre

• Aulnoye-Aymeries: market Tuesday (2km)
• Bavay: market Friday (10km)
• Avesnes-sur-Helpe: market Friday (13km)
• Jeumont: market Thursday (20km)
• Cousolre: market Wednesday (22km)
• Le Nouvion-en-Thierache: market Wednesday (23km)
• Fourmies: market Saturday (27km)
• Bruay-sur-l'Escaut: market Thursday & Sunday (30km)
• Anzin: market Tuesday & Friday (30km)
• Beuvrages: market Sunday (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Pont-sur-Sambre, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Fourmies (27km)
• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (39km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• l'Avesnois (7km)
• Scarpe-Escaut (39km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (11km)
• Jardins du château (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (47km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (47km)
• Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (56km)

Towns of Art and history

• Cambrai (45km)
• Saint-Quentin (58km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mastaing (40km)
• Gauchy (61km)

Geography and distances

Pont-sur-Sambre is in the north-east of France at 72 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Pont-sur-Sambre is 186 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Pont-sur-Sambre from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aulnoye-Aymeries, Bachant, Berlaimont, Boussieres-sur-Sambre, Ecuelin, Hargnies, Leval, Limont-Fontaine, Mecquignies, Monceau-Saint-Waast, Neuf-Mesnil, Obies, Saint-Aubin, Saint-Remy-du-Nord, Sassegnies and Vieux-Mesnil.

This page in French: Visiter Pont-sur-Sambre