Montenotte (department)

Département de Montenotte
department of the First French Empire

1805–1815
Flag Coat of arms
Administrative map of the Italian portion of the French Empire.
Capital Savona
44°18′N 8°29′E / 44.300°N 8.483°E / 44.300; 8.483Coordinates: 44°18′N 8°29′E / 44.300°N 8.483°E / 44.300; 8.483
History
  Annexion from the Ligurian Republic 4 June 1805
  Congress of Vienna 1815
Area
  1810[1] 3,937.98 km2 (1,520 sq mi)
Population
  1810[1] 289,823 
Density 73.6 /km2  (190.6 /sq mi)
Political subdivisions 4 Arrondissements[1]

Montenotte was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the village Montenotte near Savona to commemorate the Battle of Montenotte in 1796. It was formed in 1805, when the Ligurian Republic (formerly the Republic of Genoa) was annexed directly to France. Its capital was Savona.

The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. It was followed by a brief restoration of the Ligurian Republic, but at the Congress of Vienna the old territory of Genoa was awarded to the Kingdom of Sardinia. Its territory is now divided between the Italian provinces of Savona, Alessandria, Imperia and Cuneo.

Subdivision

The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):[2]

Its population in 1812 was 289,823, and its area was 393,798 hectares.[2]

References

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