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View of Fort de Charlemont

View of Fort de Charlemont

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View of Fort de Charlemont

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Parc naturel régional des Ardennes

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Location: Givet, Charleville-Mézières, Great East, France

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1. Mont d'Haurs — loop from Givet

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2. Grégoire Tower – View of Fort de Charlemont loop from Givet

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3. Grégoire Tower – View of Fort de Charlemont loop from Givet

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02:55

160m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Roland

May 20, 2022

From the banks of the Meuse there is a panoramic view of the Fort de Charlemont, built in 1555, and the strategic city of Givet for centuries.

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Julia Nikolaeva

May 5, 2025

The construction of Fort Charlemont began in 1555 by order of Emperor Charles V. It dominates Givet and the Meuse valley. The fort and its defences have been modified several times. Between around 1600 and 1675, the Spanish expanded the fort. In 1678, it was conquered by the French army of King Louis XIV. The town fell to France in 1697. Vauban was commissioned to expand the complex and improve the works. In 1874, several forts on the border were modified based on the ideas of Séré de Rivières, including this fort. The bastions were rebuilt and an underground staircase with several hundred steps was dug into the rock. The staircase connects the fort to a railway tunnel. In this way, the fort could be supplied with ammunition, soldiers and equipment, all out of sight of the enemy and invulnerable to enemy artillery fire. In 2009, the French army transferred the fort to the municipality of Givet.

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Elevation 150 m

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Tuesday 13 January

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Location: Givet, Charleville-Mézières, Great East, France

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