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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.

Givet belongs to the region of the French Ardennes and to the Calestienne. The pointe de Givet, consisting of Givet and its surroundings, is the only part of France where Walloon is spoken. Until the end of the 17th century, the area was part of the Southern Netherlands.

Situated on the Meuse and crossed by the Houille river, Givet is a French city in the heart of the Ardennes with a remarkable geographical location and a rich urban and historical heritage. Givet is the perfect combination of history and modernity.

The fraudsters' trail The roads crossing the border were often monitored by guards (customs officers) who pursued fraudsters (illegal sale of tobacco, alcohol, etc.). The smugglers then used the small paths to escape the customs officers. These winding paths were often used in the past by fraudsters who used all the tricks to escape the customs officers.

The border A border is a limit between two countries. On the ground this limit is sometimes marked by boundary stones. Your walk on this trail will cross the border several times, so you will come across beautiful stone boundary stones. These limit the Belgian territory (formerly that of the Principality of Liège) and the French territory.

A beautiful loop-shaped hiking trail, the upper part of which runs along the ridge and offers beautiful panoramas of France, while the lower part has been made easily accessible with information boards, benches and, where necessary, stairs.

This 2 km interpretive trail is equipped with benches, signage, interpretation panels specially written and laid out in such a way that they are understandable to everyone (easy to read and understand), a reading table and a bivouac area!

View of the fortress of Givet