national park
Montagne de Reims
A wooded plateau of grand-cru champagne villages and the curious twisted 'Faux de Verzy' beech trees.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Vouziers
Grand Est, France · Europe
About Vouziers
Vouziers sits on the route: 25 minutes from Attigny, 47km from Montagne de Reims.
Vouziers is in Grand Est, France, with about 4,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Attigny, about 13 km away.
Vouziers (French pronunciation: [vuzje] ) is a commune of the Ardennes department, northern France.
Vouziers is the burial place of the pioneer First World War fighter pilot Roland Garros, after whom the Stade Roland Garros in Paris (the location of the French Open tennis tournament) is named. Tomáš Garrigue MasarykRead more
(the first president of Czechoslovakia) fought at Vouziers with the Czechoslovak Legion in France; there is a monument to the legion, and the president's name given to the city lycee (high school). The cellist and conductor Jean Witkowski was born in Vouziers on 23 May 1895.
The town was on the path of totality for the Solar eclipse of 11 August 1999. It hosted a major observation event. Because of its proximity to the Belgian border, it was gridlocked by visiting Belgian cars on the morning of the eclipse.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Vouziers?
Within an hour or so of Vouziers: Montagne de Reims (47 km), Reims Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims) (51 km), Château de Bouillon (51 km), Castle of Bouillon (51 km).
Are there any good drives near Vouziers?
The nearest famous roads are Voie Sacrée, Chimay Street Circuit and Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Vouziers?
Vouziers is in Grand Est, France, about 13 km from Attigny.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,946
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 49.3979, 4.7012
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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 Vouziers
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Reims Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims)
The coronation cathedral of French kings, celebrated for its High Gothic architecture and sculptural program.
51 km · about 60 min drive
castle
Château de Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon's rambling medieval fortress sprawls over a rocky spur in a loop of the Semois in the Ardennes.
51 km · about 60 min drive
castle
Castle of Bouillon
Medieval fortress on a rock spur in a Semois river loop in the Ardennes, associated with Godfrey of Bouillon.
51 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Tombeau du Géant
A famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Orval Abbey
Romantic medieval abbey ruins beside a working Trappist monastery in the Gaume forest, source of the cult Orval beer; visit the ruins and museum, then drink the beer at the Ange Gardien inn opposite the gate.
54 km · about 60 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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Douaumont Ossuary
A solemn cloister holding the bones of 130,000 unidentified soldiers above the Verdun battlefield.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Vouziers
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 52 kmTombeau du GéantA famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.
- 59 kmVoie SacréeThe 'Sacred Way' from Bar-le-Duc to Verdun, the lifeline road that supplied the 1916 battle with a truck every 14 seconds. Milestones topped with poilu helmets line the route through Souilly.
- 80 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.
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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