Pontru tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Quentin at 8 km from Pontru

Visit Pontru: highlights and tourist information

Pontru is situated in the Aisne department and Hauts-de-France region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Quentin at 8 km and Peronne at 20 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Pontru, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Pontru in Hauts-de-France.

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

Saint-Quentin

at 8 km (direction south-east)

In the central square in Saint-Quentin, the 16th century town...

See Saint-Quentin guide

Peronne

at 20 km (direction west), in the Somme department

The town of Péronne is above all known for...

See Peronne guide

Cambrai

at 29 km (direction west), in the Nord department

Remarkably for the town that was the site of...

See Cambrai guide

Noyon

at 39 km (direction south-west), in the Oise department

The medieval centre of Noyon is dominated by its cathedral in...

See Noyon guide

Ourscamp abbey

Abbey at 44 km (direction south-west), in the Oise department

Ourscamp abbey is an abbey in Picardy, now in...

See Ourscamp abbey guide

Maroilles

at 47 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Maroilles guide

Laon

at 48 km (direction south-east)

The cathedral in Laon is an astonishing early gothic masterpiece,...

See Laon guide

Le Quesnoy

at 49 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Le Quesnoy guide

Forest of Mormal

at 50 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Forest of Mormal guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 52 km (direction north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of...

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras

at 53 km (direction north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Bavay

at 60 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Bavay guide

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

Map of places to visit near Pontru

Markets in and near Pontru

• Saint-Quentin: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (8km)
• Fresnoy-le-Grand: market Monday (15km)
• Bohain-en-Vermandois: market Friday (19km)
• Ham: market Saturday (20km)
• Origny-Sainte-Benoite: market Thursday (21km)
• Peronne: market Saturday (21km)
• Caudry: market Tuesday & Friday (28km)
• Tergnier: market Thursday & Sunday (28km)
• Guise: market Saturday (29km)
• Cambrai: market Wednesday & Saturday (30km)

More information about Pontru, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Pontru, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (54km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (54km)

National Monuments

• Chateau Coucy (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (20km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château (33km)
• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Laon (48km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (9km)
• Réserve naturelle des Landes de Versigny (34km)
• Réserve naturelle du marais de Vesles-et-Caumont (49km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saint-Quentin (8km)
• Cambrai (29km)
• Noyon (39km)
• Arras (53km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Gauchy (9km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (15km)
• Vivaise (40km)
• Mastaing (45km)

Geography and distances

Pontru is in the north of France at 48 kilometres from Laon, the department capital (general information: Pontru is 132 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Attilly, Bellenglise, Fayet, Francilly-Selency, Gricourt, Holnon, Jeancourt, Le Verguier, Magny-la-Fosse, Maissemy, Nauroy, Pontruet, Vermand and Villeret.

This page in French: Visiter Pontru