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Givet
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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.
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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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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Givet
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières
- Population
- 6364
- Area
- 18.41
- Elevation
- 135
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Meuse
- Shares border with
- Houyet
- Official website
- givet.fr
- Image
- Givet (Ardennes).jpg
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- Commons category
- Givet
- postal code
- 08600
- twinned administrative body
- Finspång Municipality
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Givet
- topic's main category
- Category:Givet
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- associated electoral district
- canton of Givet
- male population
- 3357
- female population
- 3392
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-24-42-06-84
- fax number
- +33-3-24-29-13-32
- has characteristic
- border city
- inception
- 1800-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Population
- Transport
- In literature
- See also
- References
- External links
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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