Pô (department)
| Département du Pô | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| department of the First French Republic and of the First French Empire | |||||||||
| 1802–1814 | |||||||||
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 Administrative map of the Italian portion of the French Empire. | |||||||||
| Capital | Turin | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 45°04′N 07°42′E / 45.067°N 7.700°E | ||||||||
• 1812[1] | 4,145.26 km2 (1,600.49 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1812[1] | 399,237 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 11 September 1802 | |||||||||
| 11 April 1814 | |||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 3 Arrondissements [1] | ||||||||
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Pô (French: Doire. Its capital was Turin.
The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. At the
Italian province of Turin
.
Subdivisions
The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):[1]
- Turin, cantons: Carignano, Carmagnola, Casalborgone, Ceres, Cirié, Corio, Caselle, Gassino, Lanzo, Moncalieri, Orbassano, Poirino, Chieri (French: Quiers), Riva presso Chieri, Rivoli, Turin (6 cantons), Venaria and Viù.
- Pinerolo, cantons: Bricherasio, Cavour, Cumiana, Fenestrelle, None, Perosa, Pinerolo, Torre Pellice, Val Balsiglia, Vigone and Villafranca.
- Susa, cantons: Avigliana, Bardonecchia, Bussoleno, Cesana, Giaveno, Oulx, Susa and Villar Almese.
Its population in 1812 was 399,237, and its area was 414,526 hectares.[1]
Governing Prefects
- 26 August 1802–1805—Victor Hercule Joseph Ferdinand comte de Lavilla de Villasteloni
- 1805–1808—Pierre Loysel
- 1808–1809—Étienne Vincent Marnolia
- 19 February 1809–1813—Alexandre Théodore Victor de Lameth baron de Lameth
References
- ^ Gallica26 July 2013 (in French)
- ^ "Décret du 24 Fructidor". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
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