Givet is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France surrounded on three sides by the Belgian border. It lies on the river M…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.