GIVET, a fortified town of France, department of Ardennes, situated on both sides of the Meuse, 26 miles N.N.E. of Mezières. On the left bank of the river, at the foot of a mountain, on which stands the citadel called Charlemont, is the quarter Givet St. Hilaire, while on the opposite bank is that of Givet Notre-Dame. They are both fortified, and communicate with each other by means of a handsome stone bridge of five arches. The town is generally well built, and has extensive barracks, a military hospital, and public library; also manufactures of white-lead, glue, earthenware, leather, and some trade. Pop. 4000.