Vaux-sur-Somme tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Amiens Cathedral at 18 km from Vaux-sur-Somme

Visit Vaux-sur-Somme: highlights and tourist information

Vaux-sur-Somme 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 Vaux-sur-Somme in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Amiens Cathedral at 18 km and Amiens at 18 km.

Vaux-sur-Somme, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Amiens Cathedral

Cathedral at 18 km (direction west)

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

See Amiens Cathedral guide

Amiens

at 18 km (direction west)

As well as the remarkabe gothic style cathedral which attracts most visitors,...

See Amiens guide

Peronne

at 28 km (direction east)

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

See Peronne guide

Arras

at 43 km (direction north-north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 43 km (direction north-north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 43 km (direction west-north-west)

Beautiful garden to visit in the Somme department in northern France...

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 45 km (direction north-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

Beautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Saint-Riquier

at 49 km (direction west-north-west)

The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church,...

See Saint-Riquier guide

Noyon

at 50 km (direction 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 51 km (direction south-east), in the Oise department

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

See Ourscamp abbey guide

Cambrai

at 55 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Cambrai guide

The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 57 km (direction north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The Jardin des Lianes is one of our favourite gardens in this...

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

Douai

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

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

See Douai guide

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Map of places to visit near Vaux-sur-Somme

Markets in and near Vaux-sur-Somme

• Corbie: market Friday (3km)
• Albert: market Saturday (11km)
• Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (16km)
• Moreuil: market Tuesday (17km)
• Amiens: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & all day (18km)
• Peronne: market Saturday (27km)
• Bapaume: market Friday (29km)
• Doullens: market Thursday (30km)
• Roye: market Friday (30km)
• Montdidier: market Thursday (31km)

More information about Vaux-sur-Somme, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Vaux-sur-Somme, France

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

Heritage sites

• Amiens Cathedral (18km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (18km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
• Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (32km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (43km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le clos Alexandre (18km)
• Jardin du château de Maizicourt (43km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (45km)
• Le jardin des Lianes (57km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (14km)
• Montagne de Montenoy (42km)
• Hortillonnages d'Amiens (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Amiens (18km)
• Arras (43km)
• Noyon (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (39km)
• Boubers-sur-Canche (47km)

Geography and distances

Vaux-sur-Somme is in the north of France at 11 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Vaux-sur-Somme is 119 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 Vaux-sur-Somme from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aubigny, Bonnay, Buire-sur-l'Ancre, Cerisy, Corbie, Dernancourt, Fouilloy, Franvillers, Hamelet, Heilly, Lahoussoye, Le Hamel, Mericourt-l'Abbe, Morlancourt, Ribemont-sur-Ancre, Sailly-Laurette, Sailly-le-Sec, Treux, Vaire-sous-Corbie, Ville-sur-Ancre and Villers-Bretonneux.

This page in French: Visiter Vaux-sur-Somme