Vendin-le-Vieil tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Douai at 19 km from Vendin-le-Vieil
Visit Vendin-le-Vieil: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitVendin-le-Vieil is situated in the Pas-de-Calais 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 Vendin-le-Vieil in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Douai at 19 km and Arras Carriere Wellington at 22 km.
Vendin-le-Vieil, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Douai
at 19 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord departmentDouai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive...
See Douai guide

Arras Carriere Wellington
Monument at 22 km (direction south-south-west)The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...
See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Lille
at 23 km (direction north-east), in the Nord departmentThe renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...
See Lille guide

Arras
at 23 km (direction south-south-west)The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...
See Arras guide

Roubaix
at 33 km (direction north-east), in the Nord departmentAlthough its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...
See Roubaix guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys
at 38 km (direction west-north-west)Now officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys...
See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
at 40 km (direction east), in the Nord departmentEstablished as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is...
See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Cambrai
at 44 km (direction south-east), in the Nord departmentRemarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...
See Cambrai guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt
Garden at 44 km (direction west-south-west)Beautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....
See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Cassel
at 45 km (direction north-west), in the Nord departmentThe town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the...
See Cassel guide

Saint-Omer
at 52 km (direction west-north-west)The attractive centre of Saint-Omr is one of the best towns to...
See Saint-Omer guide

Esquelbecq
at 55 km (direction north-west), in the Nord departmentAt Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its...
See Esquelbecq guide
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Markets in and near Vendin-le-Vieil
- Harnes: market Thursday (4km)
- Lens: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (6km)
- Courrieres: market Wednesday (6km)
- Carvin: market Saturday (7km)
- Billy-Montigny: market Sunday (7km)
- Avion: market Thursday (7km)
- Annoeullin: market Tuesday (7km)
- La Bassee: market Thursday (8km)
- Henin-Beaumont: market Tuesday & Friday (8km)
- Lievin: market Wednesday & Sunday (9km)
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Tourist attractions near Vendin-le-Vieil, France
What to do at Vendin-le-Vieil? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Vendin-le-Vieil.
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (17km)
- Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (19km)
- Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (19km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (21km)
- Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
- Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (23km)
- Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
- Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
- Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (33km)
- Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (38km)
- Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
- Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (45km)
- Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (51km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (40km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Scarpe-Escaut (39km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (23km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (52km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le parc Barbieux (31km)
- Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (39km)
- Parc du château de Sericourt (44km)
- La ferme du mont des Récollets (45km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lille (23km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (17km)
- Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (24km)
- Les Prés du Hem (25km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (28km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (29km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (53km)
Towns of Art and history
- Arras (23km)
- Roubaix (33km)
- Cambrai (44km)
- Saint-Omer (52km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Wattignies (18km)
- Wasquehal (29km)
- Tourcoing (34km)
- Mastaing (37km)
- Boubers-sur-Canche (49km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lille (22km)
Geography and distances
Vendin-le-Vieil is in the north of France at 22 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Vendin-le-Vieil is 184 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Vendin-le-Vieil
Canton: Wingles
Arrondissement: Lens
Department: Pas-de-Calais
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 62880
Distance to Vendin-le-Vieil
from Arras (prefecture): 22 km
from Paris: 184 km
from Calais: 89 km
from Nice: 823 km
from Bordeaux: 678 km
from Strasbourg: 410 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Vendin-le-Vieil from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annay, Annoeullin, Auchy-les-Mines, Bauvin, Benifontaine, Billy-Berclau, Courrieres, Douvrin, Estevelles, Fouquieres-les-Lens, Haisnes, Harnes, Hulluch, Lens, Loison-sous-Lens, Loos-en-Gohelle, Meurchin, Montigny-en-Gohelle, Noyelles-sous-Lens, Provin and Wingles.
This page in French: Visiter Vendin-le-Vieil