Gênes
Former French department in Italy (1805–1814)
title: "Gênes" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["former-departments-of-france-in-italy", "1805-establishments-in-the-first-french-empire", "history-of-genoa"] description: "Former French department in Italy (1805–1814)" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gênes" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Former French department in Italy (1805–1814) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Former Subdivision"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| native_name | Département de Gênes |
| common_name | Gênes |
| subdivision | department |
| nation | the First French Empire |
| year_start | 1805 |
| event_start | Annexion from the Ligurian Republic |
| date_start | 4 June |
| year_end | 1815 |
| event_end | Congress of Vienna |
| p1 | Ligurian Republic |
| flag_p1 | Flag of Genoa.svg |
| s1 | Kingdom of Sardinia |
| flag_s1 | Flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia.svg |
| image_map | Gênes departement (1812).svg |
| image_map_caption | Location of Gênes in France (1812) |
| capital | Genoa |
| coordinates | |
| political_subdiv | 5 arrondissements |
| stat_year1 | 1812 |
| stat_area1 | 2376 |
| stat_pop1 | 400056 |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the former French department ::
|native_name = Département de Gênes |conventional_long_name = |common_name = Gênes |subdivision = department |nation = the First French Empire |year_start = 1805 |event_start = Annexion from the Ligurian Republic |date_start = 4 June |event1 = |date_event1 = |event2 = |year_event2 = |event3 = |date_event3 = |year_end = 1815 |event_end = Congress of Vienna |date_end = |event_pre = |date_pre = |p1 = Ligurian Republic |flag_p1 = Flag of Genoa.svg |s1 = Kingdom of Sardinia |flag_s1 = Flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia.svg |image_flag = |image_coat = |image_map =Gênes departement (1812).svg |image_map_caption = Location of Gênes in France (1812) |capital = Genoa |coordinates = |political_subdiv=5 arrondissements |stat_year1 = 1812 |stat_area1 = 2376 |stat_pop1 = 400056
Gênes () was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the city of Genoa. It was formed in 1805, when the Ligurian Republic (formerly the Republic of Genoa) was annexed directly to France. Its capital was Genoa.
The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. It was followed by a brief restoration of the Ligurian Republic, but at the Congress of Vienna the old territory of Genoa was awarded to the Kingdom of Sardinia. Its territory is now divided between the Italian provinces of Genoa, Piacenza, Alessandria and Pavia.
Subdivisions
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Blason_ville_fr_Gênes-Empire.svg" caption="Coat of arms of the city of [[Genoa]] under the French Empire"] ::
The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):
- Genoa, cantons: Genoa (6 cantons), Rivarolo, Nervi, Recco, San Martino d'Albaro, San Quirico, Sestri Ponente, Staglieno, Torriglia and Voltri.
- Bobbio, cantons: Bobbio, Ottone, Varzi and Zavattarello.
- Novi, cantons: Novi, Gavi, Ovada, Rocchetta, Ronco, Savignone and Serravalle.
- Tortona, cantons: Tortona, Cassano Spinola, Castelnuovo Scrivia, San Sebastiano, Villalvernia and Volpedo.
- Voghera, cantons: Voghera, Argine, Broni, Casteggio, Codevilla, Sale, Silvano, Soriasco and Stradella.
Its population in 1812 was 400,056, and its area was 237,600 hectares.
References
References
- [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k204214z/f403.image Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII], p. 407-408, accessed in [[Gallica]] 24 July 2013 {{in lang. fr
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::