Ardennes

Also known as Ardennes department, Ardennes (department)

department in France

AI overview

The Ardennes is a department, or administrative region, located in France. It is one of France's territorial divisions used for local government and public services.

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Encyclopedic overview

Ardennes ( French: [aʁdɛn] ) is a department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France named after the broader Ardennes. Its prefecture is the town Charleville-Mézières. The department has 265,893 inhabitants (2023). The inhabitants of the department are known as Ardennais or Ardennaises.

Geography

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