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Pô is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Italy. It was named after the river Po. It was formed in 1802, when Napoleon Bonaparte occupied the Kingdom of Sardinia. Its capital was Turin. It was divided into the arrondissements of Turin, Susa and Pinerolo. It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory is part of the present Italian province of Turin.
[edit] 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
