Roisel tourism and travel guide

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Visit Roisel: highlights and tourist information

Roisel is situated in the Somme 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 Roisel in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Peronne at 12 km and Saint-Quentin at 17 km.

Roisel, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Peronne

at 12 km (direction west)

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

See Peronne guide

Saint-Quentin

at 17 km (direction east-south-east), in the Aisne department

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

See Saint-Quentin guide

Cambrai

at 26 km (direction north-north-east), in the Nord department

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

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Noyon

at 41 km (direction south-south-west), in the Oise department

The medieval centre of Noyon is dominated by its cathedral in the 'transition' style...

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Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 44 km (direction north-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

Arras

at 44 km (direction north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Ourscamp abbey

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

Ourscamp abbey is an abbey in Picardy, now in ruins and surrounded by a...

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Douai

at 47 km (direction south-south-west), in the Nord department

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

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Le Quesnoy

at 51 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

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Maroilles

at 52 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

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Forest of Mormal

at 53 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Forest of Mormal guide

Laon

at 57 km (direction south-east), in the Aisne department

The cathedral in Laon is an astonishing early gothic masterpiece, and the Museum of...

See Laon guide

Bavay

at 63 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Bavay guide

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Map of places to visit near Roisel

Markets in and near Roisel

• Peronne: market Saturday (12km)
• Saint-Quentin: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (18km)
• Ham: market Saturday (22km)
• Fresnoy-le-Grand: market Monday (22km)
• Bapaume: market Friday (25km)
• Bohain-en-Vermandois: market Friday (26km)
• Cambrai: market Wednesday & Saturday (27km)
• Caudry: market Tuesday & Friday (29km)
• Origny-Sainte-Benoite: market Thursday (30km)
• Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Roisel, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (45km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (18km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Laon (57km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (19km)
• Réserve naturelle des Landes de Versigny (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saint-Quentin (17km)
• Cambrai (26km)
• Noyon (41km)
• Arras (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (6km)
• Gauchy (18km)
• Mastaing (43km)
• Vivaise (49km)

Geography and distances

Roisel is in the north of France at 49 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Roisel is 133 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors take a a cross-channel ferry to a nearby port such as Dieppe or Boulogne or the channel tunnel to Calais. For driving distances to Roisel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aizecourt-le-Bas, Bernes, Bouvincourt-en-Vermandois, Guyencourt-Saulcourt, Hancourt, Hargicourt, Hervilly, Hesbecourt, Jeancourt, Le Verguier, Lempire, Lieramont, Longavesnes, Maissemy, Marquaix, Ronssoy, Templeux-la-Fosse, Templeux-le-Guerard, Tincourt-Boucly, Vendelles and Villers-Faucon.

This page in French: Visiter Roisel