Pô (department)

Département du Pô
Département of French Revolution and First French Empire
← 1802–1814 →
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Admimistrative map of French Empire in 1812. Pô (department) is on the lower right corner.
Capital		Turin 45°04′N 07°42′E / 45.067°N 7.700°E / 45.067; 7.700Coordinates: 45°04′N 07°42′E / 45.067°N 7.700°E / 45.067; 7.700
History
-	Decree of 24 Fructidor, year X[1]	11 September 1802
-	Treaty of Fontainebleau	11 April 1814
Area
-	1812[2]	4,145.26 km2 (1,600 sq mi)
Population
-	1812[2]	399,237
	Density	96.3 /km2  (249.4 /sq mi)
Political subdivisions		3 Arrondissements [2]

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. The département was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):^[2]

• Turin, cantons: Carignano, Carmagnola, Casalborgone, Ceres, Cirié, Corio, Caselle, Gassino, Lanzo, Moncalieri, Orbassano, Poirino, Chieri (French: Quiers), Riva presso Chieri, Rivoli, Turin (6 cantons), Venaria and Viù.
• Pinerolo, cantons: Bricherasio, Cavour, Cumiana, Fenestrelle, None, Perosa, Pinerolo, Torre Pellice, Val Balsiglia, Vigone and Villafranca.
• Susa, cantons: Avigliana, Bardonecchia, Bussoleno, Cesana, Giaveno, Oulx, Susa and Villar Almese.

Its population in 1812 was 399,237, and its area was 414,526 hectares.^[2]

It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory is part of the present Italian province of Turin.

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

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