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1808–1814
  
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Capital
  
Livorno

1812
  
318,725

Flag
  
Coat of arms

1812
  
4,910 km (1,896 sq mi)

Political subdivisions
  
4 Arrondissements

Méditerranée

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Méditerranée was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the Mediterranean Sea. It was formed in 1808, when the Kingdom of Etruria (formerly the Grand Duchy of Tuscany) was annexed directly to France. Its capital was Livorno.

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The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. At the Congress of Vienna, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was restored to its previous Habsburg-Lorraine prince, Ferdinand III. Its territory is now divided between the Italian provinces of Livorno, Pisa, Florence and Siena.

Subdivisions

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

  • Livorno, cantons: Fauglia, Lari, Livorno (4 cantons), San Miniato, Peccioli, Pontedera and Rosignano.
  • Elba island, cantons: Portoferraio (sous-préfecture) and Porto Longone.
  • Pisa, cantons: Bagni di San Giuliano, Barga, Bientina, Borgo a Buggiano, Cascina, Castelfranco di Sotto, Cerreto, Fucecchio, Montecarlo, Montecatini, Pescia, Pietrasanta, Pisa (3 cantons), Seravezza and Vicopisano.
  • Volterra, cantons: Campiglia, Castelfiorentino, San Gimignano, Guardistallo, Montaione, Palaia, Pomarance and Volterra.

    • Its population in 1812 was 318,725, and its area was 491,000 hectares.

    Elba was, from 1808 to 1811 a separate entity, ruled by a Commissaire général.

    References

    Méditerranée Wikipedia
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