Givet, a town of France, in the department of Ardennes, on the Meuse, 22 m. N. by E. of Mezieres, on the Belgian frontier; pop. in 18G6, 5,801. It is a fortified place of considerable importance, its principal defence being the citadel of Charlemont on an adjacent height. The town consists of Le Grand Givet, or Givet-Notre-Dame, on the right bank, and Le Petit Givet, or Givet-St.-Hilaire, with the fortress Charlemont, on the left bank of the Meuse, which are connected by a bridge built by Napoleon I., and all of which are within the lines of fortification. Givet has manufactures of wire, pencils, and leather, for the last of which it is celebrated.