Givet

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Coordinates: 50°08′20″N 4°49′30″E / 50.1388888889, 4.825

Commune of Givet
Location
Givet (France)
Givet
Administration
Country France
Region Champagne-Ardenne
Department Ardennes
Arrondissement Charleville-Mézières
Canton Givet
Intercommunality Ardennes Rives de Meuse
Mayor Claude Wallendorff
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 65 m–124 m
(avg. 124 m)
Land area¹ 18,41 km²
Population²
(2005)		 6949
 - Density 377/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 08190/ 08600
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Givet is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France very close to the Belgian border. It lies on the river Meuse where Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, built the fort of Charlemont.

Later on, another building was added to the fort, the Caserne Rougé, longest barracks of France at that time, named after Pierre François, Marquis de Rougé, general of the French armies k.a. 1761.

[edit] History

The town's history claims that Saint Hubert lived there in 720 and performed a miracle. The town has changed hands several times since Roman times before becoming part of France in 1678, and at later times was invaded by Russians and Germans.

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