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.
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.
Distance between:
Paris to Givet142 Miles / 229 Kms Marseille to Givet475 Miles / 765 Kms
Population: 6347 inhabitants
Code of the commune:
08190 Postal Code:
08600
50.136386,4.824387