Visiting Montreuil-sur-Mer, France: Top Sights on Foot

Looking for things to do in Montreuil-sur-Mer? This hilltop town in the Pas-de-Calais department of Hauts-de-France brings together historic churches, a former abbey, a museum of sacred art and local history, and distinctive landmarks such as the equestrian monument to Marshal Douglas Haig. Neywo has a free audio guide for Montreuil-sur-Mer with 9 narrated places, available in 11 languages.

Montreuil-sur-Mer is also a town of contrasts. Although its name recalls the sea, the town itself lies inland, in the arrondissement of Montreuil. Its past religious buildings and former Catholic churches reflect the changing history of the community, while its cultural sites offer a slower way to explore this part of France.

What to see in Montreuil-sur-Mer

The following places form the main route through Montreuil-sur-Mer’s heritage. Together, they make the town well suited to a self-guided walk.

Monument au maréchal Douglas Haig

The Monument au maréchal Douglas Haig is one of Montreuil-sur-Mer’s most distinctive landmarks. This equestrian statue portrays Marshal Douglas Haig on horseback and is dedicated to the military figure. The monument has been protected as a historic monument since 2012.

Musée de France Roger Rodière

The Musée de France Roger Rodière is an art and history museum in Montreuil. Its collections focus on two subjects in particular: sacred art and the way Montreuil has been represented in painting. It offers a useful introduction to the town’s religious heritage and its place in art.

Chapelle Saint-Simon-et-Saint-Jude de l’hôpital des Orphelins de Montreuil

The Chapel of Saint Simon and Saint Jude belongs to the Orphans’ Hospital in Montreuil. This religious building is one of the town’s historic sites and forms part of the sequence of chapels and churches that can be discovered around the town.

Eglise abbatiale Saint-Saulve de Montreuil-sur-Mer

The Saint-Saulve Abbey Church is a former Benedictine abbey in Montreuil-sur-Mer. Its presence reflects the importance of religious institutions in the town’s history and makes it one of the key ecclesiastical buildings to see during a visit.

Église Saint-Wulphy de Montreuil

The Church of Saint-Wulphy is another historic religious site in Montreuil-sur-Mer. It was formerly a Catholic church, but lost its religious function during the French Revolution. Its changed role offers a clear reminder that the town’s historic buildings have not always served the same purpose.

Chapelle Sainte-Austreberthe de Montreuil

The Chapelle Sainte-Austreberthe, also known as Saint-Austreberte or Sainte-Austreberthe, was formerly a Catholic church. It lost its religious function during the French Revolution. Today, the building stands as a reminder of how a historic structure can survive after the original purpose for which it was built has disappeared.

église Saint-Josse-du-Val de Montreuil

The church of Saint-Josse-du-Val is another place of worship in Montreuil. Alongside the abbey church and the former churches, it helps reveal the range of religious buildings gathered within the town.

Cinéma-Théâtre de Montreuil

The Cinéma-Théâtre de Montreuil is a movie theater and a local cultural venue. It provides a different kind of stop from the town’s churches and museum, offering a place connected with cinema and the performing arts.

A town shaped by its history

Montreuil-sur-Mer lies in the arrondissement of Montreuil, an administrative area of the Pas-de-Calais department in Hauts-de-France. The town is its administrative center, while Berck and Étaples are the arrondissement’s most populous towns.

The town’s heritage is especially visible in its religious buildings. Several sites began as Catholic churches or belonged to religious institutions, while others later lost their original function. The result is a compact collection of places that tell different parts of Montreuil-sur-Mer’s story, from Benedictine history and sacred art to the changes brought by the French Revolution.

For visitors comparing destinations in the region, Montreuil-sur-Mer offers a very different experience from coastal places such as Le Touquet, Wimereux, or Boulogne-sur-Mer. Its appeal lies in following the town’s own historic sequence, moving between churches, chapels, the museum, and its public landmarks.

Explore Montreuil-sur-Mer with Neywo

Download Neywo and explore Montreuil-sur-Mer with the “Montreuil-sur-Mer: Saints, Abbeys and a Marshal on Horseback” walking tour. The route is 1.52 km long, takes around 60 minutes, and includes 7 narrated stops:

• Monument au maréchal Douglas Haig
• Musée de France Roger Rodière
• Chapelle Saint-Simon-et-Saint-Jude de l’hôpital des Orphelins de Montreuil
• Eglise abbatiale Saint-Saulve de Montreuil-sur-Mer
• Église Saint-Wulphy de Montreuil
• Chapelle Sainte-Austreberthe de Montreuil
• église Saint-Josse-du-Val de Montreuil

Neywo works as a self-guided walking tour: the app tells the story of each place as you reach it, at your own pace, with no group and no schedule.