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Louvre-Lens
A luminous glass-and-steel satellite of the Louvre rising from a former coal-mining town.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Aniche
Hauts-de-France, France · Europe
About Aniche
Aniche sits on the route: 5 minutes from Somain, 34km from Louvre-Lens.
Aniche is in Hauts-de-France, France, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Somain, about 4 km away.
Aniche (French pronunciation: [aniʃ]; Picard: In-niche) is a commune in the Nord département in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
The commune, located in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining area, long lived on the mining of coal with fourteen pits on its territory. Eleven pits were owned by the Aniche MiningRead more
Company and three by the Compagnie des mines d'Azincourt (Agincourt Mining Company).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Aniche?
Within an hour or so of Aniche: Louvre-Lens (34 km), Canadian National Vimy Memorial (34 km), Vieux Lille (37 km), Thiepval Memorial (51 km).
Are there any good drives near Aniche?
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit and Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Where is Aniche?
Aniche is in Hauts-de-France, France, about 4 km from Somain.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,108
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 50.3299, 3.2535
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in France
Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
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Worth the detour from Aniche
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Canadian National Vimy Memorial
Twin soaring pylons crown a WWI battlefield of preserved trenches and craters above the Douai plain.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Vieux Lille
Lively old quarter of Flemish brick gables and grand squares, the cultural capital of the French north.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Thiepval Memorial
Lutyens' immense brick arch commemorates 72,000 missing of the Battle of the Somme.
51 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Pairi Daiza
Belgium's most-visited attraction: a 75-hectare animal park built around a former Cistercian abbey in Hainaut, with full-scale Chinese, Indonesian and Middle Kingdom gardens housing giant pandas, gorillas and elephants.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Aniche
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 79 kmChimay Street CircuitA Belgian village street circuit running since 1926, still used for historic car and motorcycle racing on closed public roads. Between meetings you can drive the whole flat-out 4km lap through farmland and the town outskirts.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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