Ombrone (department)

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Département de l'Ombrone
Département of First French Empire
←
1808–1814 →
Admimistrative map of French Empire in 1812. Ombrone (department) is on the lower right corner.
Capital Siena
43°20′N 11°20′E / 43.333°N 11.333°E / 43.333; 11.333Coordinates: 43°20′N 11°20′E / 43.333°N 11.333°E / 43.333; 11.333
History
 - Annexion from the Kingdom of Etruria 25 May 1808
 - Treaty of Paris 1814
Area
 - 1812[1] 7,748.97 km2 (2,992 sq mi)
Population
 - 1812[1] 189,307 
Density 24.4 /km2  (63.3 /sq mi)
Political subdivisions 3 Arrondissements [1]

Ombrone was a former département during the First French Empire in modern-day Italy. It was named after the river Ombrone and was formed in 1808 when Tuscany was annexed by France. Its capital was Siena. The département was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):[1]

Its population in 1812 was 189,307, and its area was 774,897 hectares.[1]

The département was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon I in 1814. Today its territory is divided between the Italian provinces of Siena, Arezzo and Grosseto.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII, p. 446, accessed in Gallica 26 July 2013 (French)

See also

44 départements (now parts of Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Spain) created from annexed territories


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