Ardennes (department)

Ardennes (French: [aʁdɛn] ) is a department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France named after the broader Ardennes. Its prefecture is the town Charleville-Mézières. The department has 270,582 inhabitants. The inhabitants of the department are known as Ardennais or Ardennaises.

Ardennes
Prefecture building of the Ardennes department, in Charleville-Mézières
Location of Ardennes in France
Coordinates: 49°30′N 4°40′E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
PrefectureCharleville-Mézières
SubprefecturesRethel
Sedan
Vouziers
Government
  President of the Departmental CouncilNoël Bourgeois (LR)
Area
  Total5,229 km2 (2,019 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total268,859
  Rank80th
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
DemonymArdennais or Ardennaises
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-08
Department number08
Arrondissements4
Cantons19
Communes449
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2
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