Givet
Givet (French pronunciation: [ʒi.vɛ]) (German: Gibet Walloon: Djivet) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France surrounded on three sides by the Belgian border. It lies on the river Meuse where Emperor Charles V built the fortress of Charlemont. It borders the French municipalities of Fromelennes to the east and Rancennes to the south and Foisches to the southeast.
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The river Meuse, the American Bridge, the Quai des Remparts, the Saint-Hilaire quarter and the Charlemont fort | |
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Location of Givet | |
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| Coordinates: 50°08′20″N 4°49′30″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
| Canton | Givet |
| Intercommunality | Ardenne Rives de Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Robert Itucci |
| Area 1 | 18.41 km2 (7.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 6,347 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08190 /08600 |
| Elevation | 103–124 m (338–407 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 ft) |
| Website | givet |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Later on, another building was added to the fort, the Caserne Rougé, the longest barracks of France at that time, named after Pierre François, Marquis de Rougé, general of the French armies k.a. 1761.
The Pointe de Givet National Nature Reserve is partly located on the commune.
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