Saint-Waast tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Bavay at 3 km from Saint-Waast

Visit Saint-Waast: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Waast 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 Saint-Waast in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Bavay at 3 km and Le Quesnoy at 10 km.

Saint-Waast, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Bavay

at 3 km (direction east)

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

See Bavay guide

Le Quesnoy

at 10 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Le Quesnoy guide

Forest of Mormal

at 12 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Forest of Mormal guide

Maroilles

at 19 km (direction south)

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

See Maroilles guide

Solre-le-Chateau

at 28 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Solre-le-Chateau guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 28 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Cambrai

at 40 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Cambrai guide

Douai

at 48 km (direction west)

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

See Douai guide

Roubaix

at 59 km (direction north-west)

Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...

See Roubaix guide

Lille

at 61 km (direction west-north-west)

The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...

See Lille guide

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Waast

Markets in and near Saint-Waast

• Bavay: market Friday (3km)
• Aulnoye-Aymeries: market Tuesday (13km)
• Bruay-sur-l'Escaut: market Thursday & Sunday (19km)
• Anzin: market Tuesday & Friday (19km)
• Beuvrages: market Sunday (20km)
• Avesnes-sur-Helpe: market Friday (24km)
• Jeumont: market Thursday (25km)
• Denain: market Thursday (26km)
• Douchy-les-Mines: market Saturday (26km)
• Avesnes-les-Aubert: market Thursday & Sunday (29km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Waast, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (28km)
• Fourmies (38km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• l'Avesnois (18km)
• Scarpe-Escaut (28km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (19km)
• Le parc Barbieux (59km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (37km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (38km)

Towns of Art and history

• Cambrai (40km)
• Roubaix (59km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mastaing (32km)
• Wasquehal (60km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Waast is in the north-east of France at 61 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Saint-Waast is 190 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Waast from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amfroipret, Audignies, Bavay, Bellignies, Bermeries, Bettrechies, Bry, Eth, Frasnoy, Gommegnies, Gussignies, Hon-Hergies, Houdain-Lez-Bavay, La Flamengrie, Mecquignies, Obies, Preux-Au-Sart, Taisnieres-sur-Hon and Wargnies-le-Petit.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Waast