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Louvre-Lens
A luminous glass-and-steel satellite of the Louvre rising from a former coal-mining town.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Calonne-Ricouart
Hauts-de-France, France · Europe
About Calonne-Ricouart
Calonne-Ricouart is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Lozinghem, 24km from Louvre-Lens.
Calonne-Ricouart is in Hauts-de-France, France, with about 6,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Lozinghem, about 4 km away.
Calonne-Ricouart (French pronunciation: [kalɔn ʁikwaʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Lille by the banks of the river Clarence.
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What is there to see near Calonne-Ricouart?
Within an hour or so of Calonne-Ricouart: Louvre-Lens (24 km), Canadian National Vimy Memorial (24 km), Vieux Lille (45 km), In de Vrede (49 km).
Are there any good drives near Calonne-Ricouart?
The nearest famous roads are Koninklijke Baan Coast Road and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Calonne-Ricouart?
Calonne-Ricouart is in Hauts-de-France, France, about 4 km from Lozinghem.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,099
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 50.4850, 2.4733
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 Calonne-Ricouart
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
Twin soaring pylons crown a WWI battlefield of preserved trenches and craters above the Douai plain.
24 km · about 30 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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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In de Vrede
The abbey café opposite Saint-Sixtus monastery in Westvleteren: effectively the only place on earth to reliably drink Westvleteren 12, long rated the world's best beer, at the source with a slab of abbey cheese.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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In Flanders Fields Museum
Set in Ypres' rebuilt Cloth Hall, this museum tells the harrowing story of the WWI Western Front trenches.
50 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Menin Gate
A vast memorial arch bearing 54,000 names of the missing, where the Last Post sounds every evening at eight.
50 km · about 60 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
Driving roads near Calonne-Ricouart
- 73 kmCap Blanc-NezDazzling white chalk cliffs on the Opal Coast with views across the Channel to England on clear days.
- 76 kmCap Gris-NezThe closest point in France to England, a windswept headland of cliffs, lighthouse and migrating birds.
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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