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Code: 08
Region: Champagne-Ardenne
Traditional provinces:
Champagne,
Lorraine
Bordering departments: Aisne,
Marne, Meuse
Bordering country: Belgium (provinces of
Hainaut,
Luxembourg, and
Namur)
Area: 5,229 km2
Population (1995): 292,000 inhabitants
Préfecture: Charleville-Mézières
Sous-préfectures: Rethel, Sedan, Vouziers
Subdivisions: 4 arrondissements, 37 cantons, 460 communes.
The department is named after the Ardennes mountains.