Ombrone (department)

Ombrone (department)
Département de l'Ombrone
Département of First French Empire

1808–1814
Location of Arno
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
 - 1810[1] 7,748.97 km2 (2,992 sq mi)
Population
 - 1810[1] 162,795 
     Density 21 /km2  (54.4 /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. It was divided into the following arrondissements (1812):

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

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