Ardennes (department)

Ardennes (French pronunciation: ?[a?.d?n]) is a department in the Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine region of northeastern France named after the Ardennes area. Its prefecture is the town Charleville-Mézières. The inhabitants of the department are known as Ardennais or Ardennaises. Geography Summary The department is surrounded by the French departments of Aisne to the west, Marne to the south, Meuse to the east and by the Belgian province of Namur to the north.