--- title: "Beauvais – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Beauvais, France: Beauvais is a town and commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region, 75 kilometres…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/beauvais" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/beauvais.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Beauvais_Cathedral_Exterior_1%2C_Picardy%2C_France_-_Diliff.jpg/3840px-Beauvais_Cathedral_Exterior_1%2C_Picardy%2C_France_-_Diliff.jpg" --- Prefecture and commune in Hauts-de-France, France # Beauvais Beauvais is a town and commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region, 75 kilometres north of Paris. ![Beauvais](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Beauvais_Cathedral_Exterior_1%2C_Picardy%2C_France_-_Diliff.jpg/3840px-Beauvais_Cathedral_Exterior_1%2C_Picardy%2C_France_-_Diliff.jpg) Beauvais · Wikimedia Commons The place Beauvais is a town and commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region, 75 kilometres north of Paris. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauvais), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Beauvais 7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Beauvais Cathedral Beauvais Cathedral, otherwise known as the Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais, is a Catholic cathedral in the northern town of Beauvais, Oise, France. It is the seat of the Bishop of Beauvais, Noyon and Senlis and has been listed as a national monument since 1840. 1 km · incomplete Roman Catholic cathedral located in Beauvais, France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauvais_Cathedral) 2. Stade Pierre Brisson Stade Pierre Brisson is a multi-use stadium in Beauvais, France. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium for AS Beauvais Oise. 1.4 km · football stadium in France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade_Pierre_Brisson) 3. Église Saint-Étienne de Beauvais Saint-Étienne Church is a Roman Catholic parish church on rue de l'Étamine in the French city of Beauvais. It was founded in the late 3rd century by Firmin of Amiens and – though its original dedicatee is unknown – it was long dedicated to Saint Vaast d'Arras, with a chapter existing under this title from 1072 to 1742. 1.1 km · church located in Oise, in France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89tienne_Church_(Beauvais%29) 4. Beauvais astronomical clock The Beauvais Astronomical Clock is a nineteenth-century astronomical clock in Beauvais Cathedral in northern France. 1 km · it is 19th century's astronomical clock in Beauvais Cathedral in northern France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauvais_astronomical_clock) 5. Basse Oeuvre The Parish Church of Our Lady of the Basse Œuvre of Beauvais is a church at the west end of Beauvais Cathedral dating to the 10th century. It is the western end of a much longer church which had been Beauvais's cathedral, and was built in the form of a Roman basilica, a style which still characterized the Carolingian era. 1.1 km · church located in Oise, in France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basse_%C5%92uvre) 6. Musée départemental de l'Oise The Musée départemental de l'Oise is a museum in the former bishop's palace in Beauvais, Oise, in northern France. It is classified as a historical monument. 1.1 km · museum located in Beauvais, France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_d%C3%A9partemental_de_l%27Oise) 7. Town hall of Beauvais The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in Beauvais, Oise, northern France, standing on Place Jean-Hachette. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1912. 1 km · town hall in Beauvais, France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4tel_de_Ville,_Beauvais) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see 1. Cathedral Saint Pierre This cathedral built in Gothic style, features the world's tallest vault; but as a very tall central tower collapsed in the 16th century, the building was not finished. 2. MUDO - Musée départemental This museum is housed in a former Bishop's palace. 3. Église Saint-Étienne From [Wikivoyage: Beauvais](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Beauvais), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do Plan d'eau du Canada: a large body of water at the exit of the city, it offers boats and a beach that has been labelled European Blue Flag for several years. See a film, a concert, or a show. Fly the Fouga Magister fighter jet. A unique jet fighter ride from Beauvais airport, you can fly on Fouga Magister, the former French patrol plane. From [Wikivoyage: Beauvais](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Beauvais), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat Some good restaurants at fairly low prices: "Le Touco", "Le Zinc Bleu". There are all types of restaurants in Beauvais: many Chinese restaurants several Japanese restaurants several pizzerias including Nino, the best in Beauvais (Rue du From [Wikivoyage: Beauvais](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Beauvais), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Beauvais **Airports:** Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA), 3 km · Charles de Gaulle (CDG), 57 km · Paris-Orly (ORY), 80 km\ **Stations:** Beauvais-Tillé Airport, 3 km · Gare de Beauvais, 600 m · Gare de Villers-sur-Thère, 3.4 km\ - Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) → Beauvais 58 km · quickest by road, 1h 2m · €8–11 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/paris-roissy-en-france-val-doise-to-beauvais) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paris+%28Roissy-en-France%2C+Val-d%27Oise%29&to=Beauvais) - Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne) → Beauvais 79 km · quickest by road, 1h 38m · €11–16 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/paris-orly-val-de-marne-to-beauvais) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paris+%28Orly%2C+Val-de-Marne%29&to=Beauvais) - Lesquin → Beauvais 148 km · quickest by road, 2h 10m · €19–26 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/lesquin-to-beauvais) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Lesquin&to=Beauvais) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Beauvais) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Beauvais Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Beauvais. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Isle of Wight](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-wight) GB 11 ways of moving, 22 sources 280 km 2. [Vlieland](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vlieland) NL 10 ways of moving, 47 sources 472 km 3. [Lundy](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/lundy) GB 7 ways of moving, 11 sources 518 km 4. [Zermatt](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zermatt) CH 8 ways of moving, 26 sources 568 km 5. 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