Roye tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Noyon at 20 km from Roye

Visit Roye: highlights and tourist information

Roye is situated in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Noyon at 20 km and Ourscamp abbey at 20 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Roye, 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 Roye in Hauts-de-France.

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

Noyon

at 20 km (direction east-south-east), in the Oise department

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

See Noyon guide

Ourscamp abbey

Abbey at 20 km (direction south-east), in the Oise department

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

See Ourscamp abbey guide

Peronne

at 28 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Peronne guide

Compiegne

at 32 km (direction south), in the Oise department

In Compiegne you can visit the palace, several museums, and other interesting...

See Compiegne guide

Saint-Quentin

at 39 km (direction east-north-east), in the Aisne department

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

See Saint-Quentin guide

Pierrefonds

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

In Pierrefonds village visit one of the most lovely castles in northern...

See Pierrefonds guide

Amiens Cathedral

Cathedral at 41 km (direction west-north-west)

The 13th century cathedral in Amiens is a fabulous example of gothic...

See Amiens Cathedral guide

Amiens

at 42 km (direction west-north-west)

As well as the remarkabe gothic style cathedral which attracts...

See Amiens guide

Morienval abbey

Abbey at 45 km (direction south-south-east), in the Oise department

The Abbey of Notre-Dame at Morienval is an impressive example of Romanesque...

See Morienval abbey guide

Soissons

at 52 km (direction east-south-east), in the Aisne department

In Soissons you can explore the abbey and the cathedral before...

See Soissons guide

Beauvais

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

In Beauvais you can see the important (if often rebuilt and...

See Beauvais guide

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

Map of places to visit near Roye

Markets in and near Roye

Market days in Roye: weekly market: Friday;

• Roye: market Friday (0km)
• Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (14km)
• Montdidier: market Thursday (17km)
• Ressons-sur-Matz: market Wednesday (18km)
• Noyon: market Saturday (20km)
• Ham: market Saturday (21km)
• Moreuil: market Tuesday (23km)
• Thourotte: market Thursday (25km)
• Longueil-Annel: market Sunday - seasonal market only (27km)
• Peronne: market Saturday (28km)

More information about Roye, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Roye, France

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

Heritage sites

• Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)
• Compiène église Saint-Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)
• Amiens Cathedral (41km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)

National Monuments

• Pierrefonds Chateau (41km)
• Chateau Coucy (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Martin (Gilocourt) (45km)
• Eglise abbatiale de Notre Dame (Morienval) (45km)
• Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Moncel (Pontpoint) (46km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (54km)
• Eglise de Berzy-le-Sec (Berzy-le-sec) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Compiègne (32km)
• Le clos Alexandre (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont Ganelon (27km)
• Forêt de Laigue (29km)
• Forêt de Compiègne (34km)
• Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (34km)
• Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (41km)
• Hortillonnages d'Amiens (47km)
• Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (49km)

Towns of Art and history

• Noyon (20km)
• Saint-Quentin (39km)
• Amiens (44km)
• Soissons (52km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Gauchy (37km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (39km)
• Remerangles (46km)

Geography and distances

Roye is in the north of France at 34 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Roye is 99 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 Roye from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 25 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amy, Andechy, Armancourt, Avricourt, Balatre, Beuvraignes, Carrepuis, Champien, Cremery, Damery, Dancourt-Popincourt, Evricourt, Fresnoy-les-Roye, Goyencourt, Gruny, Laucourt, Marche-Allouarde, Margny-Aux-Cerises, Parvillers-le-Quesnoy, Rethonvillers, Roiglise, Saint-Mard, Tilloloy, Verpillieres and Villers-les-Roye.

This page in French: Visiter Roye