The Ardennes, a region to live in The cross-border Ardennes has everything to charm you! An ideal living environment to settle, work, study, relax… Human-sized companies, quality training, excellent local products, a wide range of cultural offerings… Conviviality, well-being, authenticity. The Ardennes became the site of three major battles during the world wars: the Battle of the Ardennes (August 1914) in World War I, and the Battle of France (1940) and the Battle of the Bulge (19