Much of the Ardennes is covered in dense forests, with hills averaging around 350-500 m (1148-1640 ft) in height but rising to over 650 m (2132 ft) in the boggy moors of the Hautes Fagnes (Hohes Venn) region of north-eastern Belgium.
In the 20th century the Ardennes was widely thought unsuitable for large-scale military operations due to its difficult terrain and narrow lines of communications.
The rugged terrain of the Ardennes severely limits the scope for agriculture, with arable and dairy farming in cleared areas the mainstay of the agricultural economy.
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The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions.
The number of départements rose from an initial 83 to 130 by 1810 with the territorial gains of the Republic and of the Empire (see Provinces of the Netherlands for the annexed Dutch departements), but they were reduced again to 86 with Napoleon I's defeat in 1814-1815.
The overseas departments are former colonies outside France that now enjoy a status similar to European or metropolitan France.
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The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties.
Each department is administered by a Conseil Général elected for six years, and its executive is, since 1982 headed by the president of that council (formerly it was headed by the préfet).
#The préfecture of Val-d'Oise was established in Pontoise when the department was created, but moved ''de facto'' to the neighbouring commune of Cergy; currently, both form the ''ville nouvelle'' of Cergy-Pontoise.
The départements (or departments) areadministrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions.
Départements were created on January 15, 1790 by the ConstituentAssembly to replace the country's former provinces with amore rational structure.
The number of départements rose from an initial 83 to 130 by 1810 with the territorialgains of the Republic and of the Empire (see Provinces of the Netherlands for the annexed Dutch departements), but they were reduced again to 86 with Napoleon I 's defeat in 1814 - 1815.
During the Franco-Prussian War, on September 2, 1870 the French emperor Napoleon III was taken prisoner with 100,000 of his soldiers at the Battle of Sedan.
The Spyker Squadron team will start from inside the top ten in the GT2 class after qualifying for the Proximus 24 Hours of Spa took place at the Ardennes circuit.
The wheels on the bike racing calendar never stop turning, no matter what big name is thrown into the awful fire of doping related allegations - there's no apparent loss in the field when a rider disappears, the show must go on.
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The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests and rolling hill country (its highest point is under 700 m), primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France (lending its name to the Ardennes département) and Germany, where this range is known as the Eifel.
The forest has been the location of several battles, such as the Battle of the Ardennes and the Battle of the Bulge.
It uses material from the wikipedia.org article Ardennes
The Ardennes is the ideal destination for a relaxing break or holiday.
Discover the deep forest of Arduinna en Celte, its thousand mysterious paths which lead you to the heart of untamed natural sites, take in the lakes and rivers which offer a variety of activities such as fishing, bathing, sailing, canoeing and yachting.
You will also enjoy a visit to the thermal baths at Bourbonne-les-Bains.
Cette eau convient pour la préparation des aliments des nourrissons.
l'Eau de source Aurèle est captée en grande profondeur, elle est déferrisée puis embouteillée sous controle laboratoire quotidien à Aurèle dans le département des Ardennes (08).
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