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Givet

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Also known as Charlemont (réunie en 1800 dans Givet), Fort-la-Montagne

Givet () (; ) 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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Givet is a commune in the Ardennes department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières and the Grand Est region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Givet and is located next to the Meuse river. The town shares borders with Chooz, Foisches, Fromelennes, and Rancennes. Its postal code is 08600, and it is twinned with Finspång Municipality.

The area of Givet is 18.41 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 224 meters. The population is recorded as 7,865, comprising 3,357 males and 3,392 females. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. Its official name is Givet, and it is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Place details

Locality
Givet
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
7,448
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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4.4 µg/m³
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7.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Givet
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image coat of arms
Armoiries de Givet.svg
French commune.image
0 Givet - Meuse, pont des Américains, ville et fort Charlemont.JPG
French commune.caption
The river Meuse, the American Bridge, the Quai des Remparts, the Saint-Hilaire quarter and the Charlemont fort
French commune.arrondissement
Charleville-Mézières
French commune.canton
Givet
French commune.INSEE
08190
French commune.postal code
08600
French commune.mayor
Robert Itucci
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Ardenne Rives de Meuse
French commune.elevation m
124
French commune.elevation min m
103
French commune.elevation max m
124
French commune.area km2
18.41

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Givet () (; ) 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.

The Pointe de Givet National Nature Reserve is partly located on the commune.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Givet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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