1802–1814 → 1812 431,438 | Capital Cuneo Political subdivisions 5 Arrondissements | |
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1812 8,572.16 km (3,310 sq mi) | ||
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Stura was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the river Stura. It was formed in 1802, when the Subalpine Republic (formerly the mainland portion of the Kingdom of Sardinia) was annexed to France. Its capital was Cuneo.
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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.
Subdivisions
The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):
Its population in 1812 was 431,438, and its area was approximately 857,216 hectares.
The Geographical Dictionary portable 1809 summarized the Department of Stura: