Living environment

Greenway: a new route soon available in French Ardennes!
published on 12/16/2021
The South Ardennes greenway will soon be launched to complete the 130 km of the Trans-Ardennes greenway. The work is due to start end of 2021. Linking the tip of French Ardennes (Givet) to the “Portes du Luxembourg” (Mouzon), the Trans-Ardennes greenway already attracts over 240,000 users per year...
“Face B”: summer cultural event in French Ardennes
published on 12/16/2021
Following a health crisis that led to the cancellation of the Cabaret Vert 2021, the FLaP association, organiser of the famous musical festival and the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes have joined forces for over a month of festivities in the Ardennes. From 19 August to 26 September...
Ardenne Ecotourism: 4 years of action already!
published on 12/16/2021
After action on both sides of the border, the INTERREG V "Ardenne Ecotourism" project is coming to an end. All the project partners presented their major achievements during the inauguration of the Revin bivouac area on Friday, 2 July, 2021. Initiated in 2017 by the Ardennes Tourist Development...
French Ardennes: experience nature!
published on 01/20/2021
The sheer cliffs of the Pointe de Givet, the looping valleys of the Meuse and the Semoy, forests, marshlands and wetlands - French Ardennes region is full of unspoilt nature, where quiet replaces activity, at the pace you desire. With all these advantages, tourism currently constitutes an important...
Argonne: a confirmed tourist destination
published on 01/20/2021
New activities, a growing leisure park, reinforced communications — the Argonne region of French Ardennes is attracting more and more visitors. In 2019, the tourist office in Vouziers chose a new name to promote its destination "Argonne en Ardenne" with the slogan "Get a taste of nature !"». Nature...
Cabaret Vert: the festival all about "co-existing well"
published on 01/29/2020
With its local and cross-border dimensions, Cabaret Vert (created in French Ardennes in 2005) is the Grand Est region's biggest festival. It is also one of the 10 largest contemporary music festivals in France, with 102,000 attendees in 2019. Right from its early days, the FLaP association has...
Puppets come to French Ardennes for the 20th World Puppet Theatre Festival
published on 01/29/2020
The Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes [World Puppet Theatre Festival] is an unmissable event for amateurs and professionals alike and took place from 20 to 29 September 2019 in Charleville-Mézières. Created in 1961 by the "Les Petits Comédiens de Chiffons" association, the festival is...
Ardennes War and Peace Museum: understanding the reasons for war in order to build peace
published on 10/18/2019
The origin of this museum located in Novion-Porcien in French Ardennes, is the purchase by the Department of an impressive collection of uniforms and materials, including French and German from World War II. The collection has since been enriched and includes more than 14,000 objects. The vocation...
The Cabaret Vert music festival was set up in 2005 to highlight how much French Ardennes has to offer. Around 100,000 spectators now attend the event in Charleville-Mézières each year
published on 01/15/2019
The Cabaret Vert music festival was set up in 2005 to highlight how much French Ardennes has to offer. Around 100,000 spectators now attend the event in Charleville-Mézières each year. The festival is a more recent addition to the scene than its more famous competitors (Eurockéennes, Vieilles...
The Parc Argonne Découverte sits at the edge of French Ardennes forest, near Vouziers (in South Ardennes). It makes use of educational and play activities to bring visitors and nature and wildlife lovers up close to animals
published on 01/15/2019
The Parc Argonne Découverte sits at the edge of French Ardennes forest, near Vouziers (in South Ardennes). It makes use of educational and play activities to bring visitors and nature and wildlife lovers up close to animals. It is the second most visited paid for destination in the department (42,...