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Tanaro (department)

Coordinates: 44°54′N 8°12′E / 44.900°N 8.200°E / 44.900; 8.200
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Département du Tanaro
department of French First Republic
1801–1805
Flag of Tanaro
Flag

Administrative map of the Italian portion of the French Empire following the partition of the department.
CapitalAsti
Area
 • Coordinates44°54′N 8°12′E / 44.900°N 8.200°E / 44.900; 8.200
Population 
• 1805[1]
310,459
History 
• Decree of 24 Fructidor, year X[2]
11 September 1801
• Disbanded
6 June 1805
Political subdivisions3 arrondissements[1]
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Subalpine Republic
Marengo (department)

Tanaro (French: [ta.na.ʁo]) was a short-lived department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the river Tanaro. It was formed in 1801, when the Subalpine Republic (formerly the mainland portion of the Kingdom of Sardinia) was intended to be annexed to France. Its capital was Asti, though Alessandria was the original intended capital.

The department was disbanded in 1805, when the French conquered the Ligurian Republic, and its territory was divided over the departments of Marengo, Montenotte and Stura.

Subdivision

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The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1805):[1]

Its population in 1805 was 310,459.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Almanach Impérial pour l'an XIII, p. 358-359, accessed in Gallica 18 August 2013 (in French)
  2. ^ "Décret du 24 Fructidor". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2013.