castle
Citadelle de Dinant
A cliff-top fortress towering over the Meuse and a riverfront of pastel houses below the bulbous onion-domed church.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Givet
Grand Est, France · Europe
About Givet
Givet works well as a base: 5 minutes from Agimont, 26km from Grottes de Han.
Givet is in Grand Est, France, with about 7,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Agimont, about 4 km away.
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 toRead more
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Givet?
Within an hour or so of Givet: Citadelle de Dinant (15 km), Citadel of Dinant (15 km), Grottes de Han (26 km), Redu (28 km).
Are there any good drives near Givet?
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Baraque de Fraiture and Voie Sacrée.
Where is Givet?
Givet is in Grand Est, France, about 4 km from Agimont.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,448
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 50.1380, 4.8255
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in France
Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
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Worth the detour from Givet
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Citadel of Dinant
Clifftop fortress above the Meuse at Dinant, reached by 408 steps or a cable car, overlooking the river road.
15 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Grottes de Han
A spectacular river cave system explored by tram and boat, the finest show caves in Belgium's Ardennes.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Redu
Ardennes hamlet reborn in 1984 as Europe's second 'book town', its barns and cottages housing a dozen second-hand bookshops, binderies and galleries, with the Euro Space Center just across the motorway.
28 km · about 30 min drive
photogenic
Belvédère de la Longue Roche
Quartzite ledge 140 m above Monthermé with the classic head-on view of the Meuse doubling back in a full horseshoe meander: the signature photograph of the French Ardennes, a short walk from roadside parking.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Rocroi
Perfect star-shaped bastioned town in the French Ardennes, laid out in 1555 and remodelled by Vauban, its five-pointed geometry of ramparts and radial streets still fully intact.
32 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Citadelle de Namur
One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.
36 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Citadel of Namur
Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.
36 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Givet
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 39 kmTombeau du GéantA famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.
- 40 kmChimay Street CircuitA Belgian village street circuit running since 1926, still used for historic car and motorcycle racing on closed public roads. Between meetings you can drive the whole flat-out 4km lap through farmland and the town outskirts.
- 66 kmBaraque de FraitureBelgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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