Apennins

Apennins [a.pɛ.nɛ̃] was a department of the First French Empire of 1805-1814 in present-day Italy. Named after the Apennine Mountains, it originated on 6 June 1805, after France had directly annexed the Ligurian Republic (formerly the Republic of Genoa) on 4 June 1805. Its capital was Chiavari.

Department of Appenins
Département des Apennins
department of the First French Empire
1805–1815
Flag of Apennins
Flag
Coat of arms of Apennins
Coat of arms

Administrative map of the Italian portion of the French Empire.
CapitalChiavari
Area 
• 1812[1]
4,160 km2 (1,610 sq mi)
Population 
• 1812[1]
213465
History
History 
• Annexation of the Ligurian Republic
4 June 1805
• Congress of Vienna
1815
Political subdivisions3 Arrondissements[1]
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Ligurian Republic
Kingdom of Sardinia
Duchy of Genoa
Today part ofItaly

Disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814, the department again became part of the briefly restored Ligurian Republic, but the Congress of Vienna awarded the old territory of Genoa to the Kingdom of Sardinia (December 1814). As of 2014 the area of the former département forms parts of the Italian provinces of Genoa, La Spezia, Massa-Carrara and Parma.

Subdivisions

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

Its population in 1812 was 213,465, and its area was 416,000 hectares.[1]

References
  1. Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII, p. 368-369, accessed in Gallica 24 July 2013 (in French)

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