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Valenciennes, France

Valenciennes is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Type City

Why go

  • Commune in Hauts-de-France, France.
  • Served by Cambrai Niergnies Airfield.

History

Valenciennes is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Where to stay

9 Rue Henri Lemaire, 59300 Valenciennes, France · lesaloonderose.com
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84 Rue du Quesnoy, 59300 Valenciennes, France · spa-privatif-valenciennes.fr
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104 Av. de Condé, 59300 Valenciennes, France · legrandduc.fr
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90 Rue Baudouin l'Edifieur, 59300 Valenciennes, France · all.accor.com
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1Quater Rue du Béguinage, 59300 Valenciennes, France · maison-mathilde.fr
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19 Rue Saint-Jacques, 59300 Valenciennes, France · lesarcadesvalenciennes.com
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6 Pl. de l'Hôpital Général, 59300 Valenciennes, France · royalhainaut.com
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90 Bd Henri Harpignies, 59300 Valenciennes, France · myresidhome.com
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1 Pl. Abbé Thellier de Poncheville, 59300 Valenciennes, France · hotel-valenciennes.brithotel.fr
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Rue de Sologne, 59770 Marly, France · hotel-bb.com
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189 Rue Henri Durre, 59590 Raismes, France · la-victorine.com
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92 Rue de Lille, 59300 Valenciennes, France · modernhotel-valenciennes.fr
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2 Cité Jean Louis Desprez, 59410 Anzin, France · beds24.com
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8 Pl. de la Gare, 59300 Valenciennes, France · grand-hotel-de-valenciennes.fr
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Rue Louis Joseph Gay Lussac ZAC Auchan, 59494 Petite-Forêt, France · valenciennes-ouest-petite-foret.campanile.com
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20 Rue Louis Dacquin, 59220 Rouvignies, France · valenciennes-sud-rouvignies.kyriad.com
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25 Rue Tholozé, 59300 Valenciennes, France · insitu-hotel.com
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90 Rue Louis Dacquin ZI N2, 59220 Rouvignies, France · bestwestern.fr
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39 Rue du Rempart, 59300 Valenciennes, France · hotel-clemenceau.fr
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27 Rue Henry Derycke, 59300 Valenciennes, France
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35c Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 59860 Bruay-sur-l'Escaut, France
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Restaurants & places to go

French, Restaurant · French restaurant · 64 Rue de Famars, Valenciennes, 59300 · bonfermier.com
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Couscous, Restaurant · Cuisine maghrébine Opening hours: Mo 12:00-14:00; Tu-Su 12:00-14:00,18:30-23:00 Features: takeaway · 46 Rue de l'Epaix · lamedina-valenciennes.fr
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Kebab, Burger, Friterie, Fast Food · Restauration de type rapide / friterie avec spécialités belges Features: takeaway, step-free access · 347 Rue Jean…
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Burger, Pizza, Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-14:30,18:30-22:00; Sa 11:30-23:00; Su 11:30-22:00 · restaurants.3brasseurs.com
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Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-15:00,18:00-22:00; Fr 11:30-15:00,18:00-22:30; Sa 11:30-22:30; Su 11:30-22:00 · Centre Commercial du Mont… · buffalo-grill.fr
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Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:30-14:00,18:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-14:00,18:00-22:30 Features: takeaway, delivery · dominos.fr
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Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery · 2a Rue Pierre Beriot · kfc.fr
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Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-14:30, 18:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-14:30, 18:30-22:30; Su 11:30-14:30, 18:30-22:00 · delarte.fr
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Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-22:30; Su 10:00-22:30 Features: takeaway · restaurants.subway.com
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Restaurant · Café rando Nord · 2 Chaussée Brunehaut, Bruille-Saint-Amand, 59199 · auberge-du-lievre.fr
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Cafe · Café Rando Nord · 633 Route de la Fontaine Bouillon, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, 59230 · latelierdesthermes.com
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Moroccan, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-14:30, 18:30-22:30; Su 12:00-15:00 Features: vegetarian options · 374 Rue Henri Durre, 59590 · les-delices-berberes-restaurant-raismes.eatbu.com
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Friture, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu-Th,Su 11:45-13:45,18:30-20:45; Fr,Sa 11:45-13:45,18:30-21:45 · 1bis Rue Danton · herindautre.fr
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Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-15:00,19:00-22:00 · Passage de l'Arsenal · bowling-arsenal.com
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Mexican, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:30-22:30; Fr 18:00-22:30; Sa 11:30-23:30 Features: takeaway · restaurants.o-tacos.com
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Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-Su 11:30-14:30,18:30-22:30 · 60 Avenue de Saint-Amand · yamansushi.fr
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Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-14:30,19:00-22:30 · 1 Rue Raoul Follereau · wokinn.site-vistalid.fr
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Korean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-14:30, 19:00-22:00 Features: vegetarian options · 7 Place des Wantiers, 59300
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Coffee Shop, Cafe · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 55 Place d'Armes, Valenciennes, 59300 · columbuscafe.com
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Thai, Fast Food · Features: takeaway, delivery
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Ice Cream, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 09:00-12:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway
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Vietnamese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo,We-Sa 12:00-14:00, Mo,Fr,Sa 19:00-22:00; Tu,Su off
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Crepe, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-13:30, Tu-Th 19:00-21:00, Fr,Sa 19:00-21:30
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Greek, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:45-14:00,18:30-22:30
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Chinese, Restaurant · Features: vegan options
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Tacos, Fast Food · Tacos fast food
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Fast Food · Opening hours: closed
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Pasta, Fast Food · Features: takeaway
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Indian, Restaurant · Indian restaurant
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American, Restaurant · American restaurant
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Bubble Tea, Taiwanese, Cafe · Bubble Tea/Taiwanese cafe · 9
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Tea, Cafe · Tea cafe
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Italian Pizza, Restaurant · Italian Pizza restaurant
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Grill, Restaurant · Grill restaurant
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Brasserie, Restaurant · Brasserie restaurant
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Turkish, Fast Food · Turkish fast food
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Syrian, Restaurant · Syrian restaurant
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Sushi, Restaurant · Sushi restaurant
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Friteries, Regional, Restaurant · Friteries/Regional restaurant · 70 Rue Jean Jaurès, Saint-Saulve
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French, American, European, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-01:00 · 1 Rue d'Auvergne · aubureau.fr
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Couscous, Restaurant · Couscous restaurant
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Kebab, Fast Food · Kebab fast food
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Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 10:30-03:00; Fr-Sa 10:30-04:00 Features: takeaway · 353 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 59174 · burgerking.fr
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Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-14:30,19:00-22:30 · restaurant-lebonavis.fr
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Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: We,Th,Su,Mo 11:30-13:30,18:00-21:30, Tu,Th,Fr 11:30-13:30,18:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · dominos.fr
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314 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →

Airports

Lille Airport (LIL) 38 km to the centre
Lesquin, HDF, FR — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 12 airlines (Airlinair, Harmony Airways, Transavia France, easyJet…) · direct flights to 30 destinations incl. Ajaccio, Algier, Barcelona, Bastia, Bordeaux… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Brussels/Bruxelles (93 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 30 direct destinations

Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.

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Valenciennes-Denain Airfield 5.6 km to the centre
Prouvy, HDF, FR — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
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Cambrai Niergnies Airfield 30 km to the centre
Niergnies, Nord, HDF, FR
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Where things are

Full geo-intelligence in Better Mapping →
Local search powered by Geoverts and geo-intelligence by Better Mapping base map © OSM

Photographs

When to go

Tourist season
May – September

The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.

Shoulder season
April, October

Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.

Worth avoiding
Deep winter

Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.

Getting there & around

Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Cambrai Niergnies Airfield; 1 other airport serves the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.

Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Valenciennes, France. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.

Trains & rail

National rail

Coaches & shuttles

Intercity coach

Private aviation

On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.

Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.

Tours & experiences

Sightseeing