Hierges

Hierges (French pronunciation: [jɛʁʒ]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region in northern France.

Hierges
Commune
The chateau in Hierges
Coat of arms
Location of Hierges
Hierges Show map of France Hierges Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 50°06′21″N 4°44′26″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Charleville-Mézières
Canton	Givet
Intercommunality	Ardenne Rives de Meuse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Bodart[1]
Area 1	4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	164
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08226 /08320
Elevation	121 m (397 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hierges is located in the Meuse valley along the Belgian border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	245	—
1968	297	+21.2%
1975	324	+9.1%
1982	300	−7.4%
1990	254	−15.3%
1999	220	−13.4%
2008	212	−3.6%

Sights and monuments

• Château de Hierges, a castle whose origins go back to the 16th century, was built on the site of an earlier 9th century castrum.

See also

• Manasses of Hierges
• Héribrand II of Hierges
• Communes of the Ardennes department