Doire (department)

Doire is also the Irish language name of Derry or County Londonderry

Département de la Doire Département of French Revolution and First French Empire ← 1802–1814 → Coat of arms Flag Coat of arms Admimistrative map of French Empire in 1812. Doire (department) is on the lower right corner. Capital Ivrea 45°28′N 07°53′E / 45.467°N 7.883°E / 45.467; 7.883Coordinates: 45°28′N 07°53′E / 45.467°N 7.883°E / 45.467; 7.883 History  - Decree of 24 Fructidor, year X[1] 11 September 1802  - Treaty of Fontainebleau 11 April 1814 Area  - 1810[2] 2,508.53 km2 (969 sq mi) Population  - 1810[2] 234,822       Density 93.6 /km2  (242.4 /sq mi) Political subdivisions 3 Arrondissements [2]

Doire is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Italy. It was named after the river Dora Baltea. It was formed in 1802, when Napoleon Bonaparte occupied the Kingdom of Sardinia. Its capital was Ivrea. It was divided into the arrondissements of Ivrea, Aosta and Chivasso. It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory is presently divided over the Italian province of Turin and the autonomous Aosta Valley region.

Subdivisions

• Arrondissement of Ivrea
  • Cantons of Candia, Caravino, Castellano, Chiaverano, Cuorgnè, Ivrea, Locana, Pont Saint-Martin, Settimo Vittone, Strambino, Vico, Vistrorio.
• Arrondissement of Aoste
  • Cantons of Aoste, Châtillon, Donas, Fontainemore, Morgex, Valpelline, Verrès, Villeneuve.
• Arrondissement de Chivasso.
  • Cantons of Caluso, Chivasso, Rivarolo, Rivara, San Benigno, San Giorgio.

References

1. ^ "Décret du 24 Fructidor". http://www.histoire-empire.org/docs/bulletin_des_lois/organisation_empire/annexion_piemont_11_09_1802.htm. Retrieved 28-09-2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "L'ALMANACH IMPÉRIAL POUR L'ANNÉE 1810, CHAPITRE X, Sect. II, Cantal - Eure". http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/almanac/chapter10/c_chapter10c.html. Retrieved 28-09-2010.