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Visit Chooz: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chooz is situated in the Ardennes department (Champagne-Ardenne region) in the north-east of France at 37 km from Charleville-Mezieres, the department capital. (General information: Chooz is 225 km from Paris and 229 km from the port at Calais).
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Chooz (pronounced cho) has become famous thanks to the French nuclear history. It was in the 1960s that French and Belgian started digging the rock to implant the largest experimental nuclear power plant in Europe. She was commissioned in 1967 (Chooz A, Franco-Belgian plant of 300 MW Pressurized Water Reactor). In 1991, the dismantling of Chooz A, has made way for the commissioning of a Center for Nuclear Power Generation (Chooz B N4, two reactors of 1450 MW). Every ten years, EDF performs specific tests to verify proper level of safety of its nuclear facilities.
Chooz, France Rating: 4/5 Reviewed by Office de Tourisme on
Popular places to visit near Chooz: these include Givet at 5 km and Vireux-Molhain at 6 km.
Givet is a listed 'recommended detour' at 5km and Sedan is a listed 'town of art and history' at 46km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Chooz, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Chooz
See France This Way travel guides for and Champagne-Ardenne (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Chooz.
Note that all distances from Chooz shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Chooz holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Chooz (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in France and Ardennes gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Chooz and wondering what to do next!
- Towns of Art and History: Sedan (46km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Givet (5km) :
Map of places to visit near Chooz & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chooz
Canton: Givet
Arrondissement: Charleville-Mézières
Department: Ardennes
Region: Champagne-Ardenne
Postcode: 08600
Distance to Chooz
from Charleville-Mezieres: 37 km
from Paris: 225 km
from Calais: 229 km
from Nice: 735 km
from Bordeaux: 711 km
from Strasbourg: 272 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Chooz): Aubrives, Charnois, Foisches, Fromelennes, Givet, Ham-sur-Meuse, Hierges, Landrichamps, Rancennes and Vireux-Wallerand.
Getting here
For driving distances to Chooz from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Chooz