Sésia

Sésia [sesja] was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the river Sesia. 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 Vercelli.

Département de la Sésia
Department of the First French Republic and of the First French Empire
1802–1814
Flag of Sésia
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Administrative map of the Italian portion of the French Empire.
CapitalVercelli
Area
 • Coordinates45°19′N 8°25′E
 
• 1812[1]
3,351.18 km2 (1,293.90 sq mi)
Population 
• 1812[1]
202733
History
History 
• Decree of 24 Fructidor, year X[2]
11 September 1802
11 April 1814
Political subdivisions5 Arrondissements[1]
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Subalpine Republic
Division of Vercelli

The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. At the Congress of Vienna, the Savoyard King of Sardinia was restored in all his previous realms and domains, including Piedmont. Its territory is now divided between the Italian provinces of Vercelli and Biella.

Subdivisions

The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):[1]

Its population in 1812 was 202,733, and its area was 335,118 hectares.[1]

References
  1. Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII, p. 468, accessed in Gallica 26 July 2013 (in French)
  2. "Décret du 24 Fructidor". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
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