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Les Hautes-Rivières

Grand Est, France · Europe

About Les Hautes-Rivières

Les Hautes-Rivières works well as a base: 15 minutes from Gespunsart, 36km from Grottes de Han.

Les Hautes-Rivières is a town located in Grand Est, France. With a population of 1,945, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Les Hautes-Rivières sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Les Hautes-Rivières to your route.

About Les Hautes-Rivières

Les Hautes-Rivières (French pronunciation: [le ot ʁivjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It lies on both banks of the river Semois, on the border with Belgium.

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Where is Les Hautes-Rivières located?

Les Hautes-Rivières is located in Grand Est, France, Europe. The coordinates are 49.8860 latitude, 4.8419 longitude.

What is the population of Les Hautes-Rivières?

Les Hautes-Rivières has a population of approximately 1,945 people, making it a town in France.

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Quick Information

Population
1,945
Continent
Europe
Country
France
Region
Grand Est
Timezone
Europe/Paris
Coordinates
49.8860, 4.8419

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in France

Police
17
Ambulance
15
Fire
18
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.

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Worth the detour from Les Hautes-Rivières

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

photogenic

Belvédère de la Longue Roche

Quartzite ledge 140 m above Monthermé with the classic head-on view of the Meuse doubling back in a full horseshoe meander: the signature photograph of the French Ardennes, a short walk from roadside parking.

8 km · about 15 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Tombeau du Géant

A famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.

16 km · about 30 min drive

castle

Château de Bouillon

Godfrey of Bouillon's rambling medieval fortress sprawls over a rocky spur in a loop of the Semois in the Ardennes.

19 km · about 20 min drive

castle

Castle of Bouillon

Medieval fortress on a rock spur in a Semois river loop in the Ardennes, associated with Godfrey of Bouillon.

19 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Rocroi

Perfect star-shaped bastioned town in the French Ardennes, laid out in 1555 and remodelled by Vauban, its five-pointed geometry of ramparts and radial streets still fully intact.

23 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Redu

Ardennes hamlet reborn in 1984 as Europe's second 'book town', its barns and cottages housing a dozen second-hand bookshops, binderies and galleries, with the Euro Space Center just across the motorway.

27 km · about 30 min drive

natural wonder

Grottes de Han

A spectacular river cave system explored by tram and boat, the finest show caves in Belgium's Ardennes.

36 km · about 40 min drive

castle

Citadelle de Dinant

A cliff-top fortress towering over the Meuse and a riverfront of pastel houses below the bulbous onion-domed church.

42 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Les Hautes-Rivières

  • 16 kmTombeau du GéantA famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.
  • 44 kmChimay Street CircuitA Belgian village street circuit running since 1926, still used for historic car and motorcycle racing on closed public roads. Between meetings you can drive the whole flat-out 4km lap through farmland and the town outskirts.
  • 75 kmBaraque de FraitureBelgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.

Driving in France

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.85/litre
Motorway tolls
~€10.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Les Hautes-Rivières.

Thilay

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Gespunsart

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7 km awayPop. 1,114

Monthermé

🇫🇷 France

8 km awayPop. 2,806

Neufmanil

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9 km awayPop. 1,202

Deville

🇫🇷 France

10 km awayPop. 1,171

Nouzonville

🇫🇷 France

11 km awayPop. 6,817

Gedinne

🇧🇪 Belgium

13 km awayPop. 4,416

Aiglemont

🇫🇷 France

13 km awayPop. 1,725

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