Stura
Stura (French: [sty.ʁa]) was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the river Stura di Demonte. It was formed in 1801, when the Subalpine Republic (formerly the mainland portion of the Kingdom of Sardinia) was planned to be annexed to France. Its capital was Cuneo.
| Département de la Stura | |||||||||
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| Department of the First French Republic and of the First French Empire | |||||||||
| 1801–1814 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Cuneo | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 44°23′N 7°32′E | ||||||||
• 1812 | 8,572.16 km2 (3,309.73 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1812 | 431438 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Decree of 24 Fructidor, year X | 11 September 1801 | ||||||||
| 11 April 1814 | |||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 5 Arrondissements | ||||||||
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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 its previous realms and domains, including Piedmont. Its territory corresponded more or less with that of the present-day Italian province of Cuneo.
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