Montenotte Department

Département de Montenotte
Département of First French Empire
← 1805–1815 →
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Admimistrative map of French Empire in 1812. Montenotte is on the lower right corner.
Capital		Savona 44°18′N 8°29′E / 44.300°N 8.483°E / 44.300; 8.483Coordinates: 44°18′N 8°29′E / 44.300°N 8.483°E / 44.300; 8.483
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-day 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. The département was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):^[2]

• Savona, cantons: Cairo, Finale, Pietra, Noli, Quiliano, Sassello, Savona and Varazze.
• Acqui, cantons: Acqui, Castelletto d'Orba, Dego, Incisa, Nizza Monferrato, Santo Stefano Belbo, Spigno and Visone.
• Ceva, cantons: Calizzano, Ceva, Dogliani, Garessio, Millesimo, Murazzano, Ormea and Saliceto.
• Porto Maurizio, cantons: Alassio, Albenga, Borgomaro, Diano Marina, Oneglia, Pieve di Teco, Porto Maurizio and Santo Stefano.

Its population in 1812 was 289,823, and its area was 393,798 hectares.^[2]

It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory is presently divided between the Italian provinces Savona, Alessandria, Imperia and Cuneo.

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