Doire

French administrative department From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Doiremap

Doire (French: [dwaʁ]) was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the river Dora Baltea (Doire Baltée). It was formed in 1802, when the Subalpine Republic (formerly the mainland portion of the Kingdom of Sardinia) was directly annexed to France. Its capital was Ivrea.

Quick Facts Capital, Area ...
Department of Doire
Département de la Doire (French)
Djouire (Arpitan)
Deura (Piedmontese)
department of the First French Republic and of the First French Empire
1802–1814
Thumb
Flag
Thumb
Administrative map of the Italian portion of the French Empire.
CapitalIvrea
Area
  Coordinates45°28′N 07°53′E
 
 1812[1]
2,508.53 km2 (968.55 sq mi)
Population 
 1812[1]
238,000
History 
 Decree of 24 Fructidor, year X[2]
11 September 1802
11 April 1814
Political subdivisions3 Arrondissements [1]
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Eridan (department)
Aosta (division)
Close

The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. At the Congress of Vienna, the Savoyard King of Sardinia was restored in all his previous realms and domains, including Piedmont. Its territory is now divided between the Italian province of Turin and the autonomous Aosta Valley region.

Subdivisions

The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):[1]

Its population in 1812 was 238,000, and its area was 250,853 hectares.[1]

References

Wikiwand in your browser!

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.

Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.