Apennins

Apennins [a.pɛ.nɛ̃] was a department of the First French Empire of 1804-1814 in present-day Italy. Named after the Apennine Mountains, it originated on 6 June 1805, after France had directly annexed the Ligurian Republic (formerly the Republic of Genoa) on 4 June 1805. Its capital was Chiavari.

Département des Apennins
department of the First French Empire
1805–1815
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Administrative map of the Italian portion of the French Empire.
Capital	Chiavari
Area
• 1812[1]	4,160 km^2 (1,610 sq mi)
Population
• 1812[1]	213465
History
• Annexion from the Ligurian Republic	4 June 1805
• Congress of Vienna	1815
Political subdivisions	3 Arrondissements[1]
Preceded by Succeeded by Ligurian Republic Kingdom of Sardinia

Disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814, the department again became part of the briefly restored Ligurian Republic, but the Congress of Vienna awarded the old territory of Genoa to the Kingdom of Sardinia (December 1814). As of 2014 the area of the former département forms parts of the Italian provinces of Genoa, La Spezia, Massa-Carrara and Parma.

Subdivisions

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

• Chiavari, cantons: Chiavari, Borzonasca, Lavagna, Moconesi, Rapallo, Santo Stefano d'Aveto, Sestri Levante and Varese Ligure.
• Pontremoli, cantons: Pontremoli, Bagnone, Berceto, Borgo Val di Taro, Compiano, Filattiera, Groppoli and Terrarossa.
• Sarzana, cantons: Sarzana, Albiano, Calice al Cornoviglio, Fivizzano, Sesta Godano, La Spezia, Lerici, Levanto and Vezzano Ligure.

Its population in 1812 was 213,465, and its area was 416,000 hectares.[1]

References

1. Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII, p. 368-369, accessed in Gallica 24 July 2013 (in French)