Montenotte

For the area in Cork, Ireland, see Montenotte, Ireland.
Département de Montenotte
Département of First French Empire
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Flag Coat of arms
Admimistrative map of French Empire in 1812. Montenotte is on the lower right corner.
Capital Savona
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 département of the First French Empire in present Italy. It was named after the village Montenotte near Savona to commemorate the Battle of Montenotte in 1796. It was formed in 1805, when Napoleon Bonaparte occupied the Republic of Genoa. Its capital was Savona. It was divided into the arrondissements of Savona, Acqui Terme, Porto Maurizio and Ceva. It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory is presently divided between the Italian provinces Savona, Alessandria, Imperia and Cuneo.

References

  1. ^ a b "L'ALMANACH IMPÉRIAL POUR L'ANNÉE 1810, CHAPITRE X, Sect. II, Marne - Nord". http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/almanac/chapter10/c_chapter10f.html. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
44 départements (now parts of Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Spain) created from annexed territories