Doire

Doire (French: [dwaʁ]) was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the river Dora Baltea (Doire Baltée). It was formed in 1802, when the Subalpine Republic (formerly the mainland portion of the Kingdom of Sardinia) was directly annexed to France. Its capital was Ivrea.

Department of Doire
Département de la Doire (French)
Djouire (Arpitan)
Deura (Piedmontese)
department of the First French Republic and of the First French Empire
1802–1814
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Administrative map of the Italian portion of the French Empire.
CapitalIvrea
Area
  Coordinates45°28′N 07°53′E
 
 1812
2,508.53 km2 (968.55 sq mi)
Population 
 1812
238,000
History 
 Decree of 24 Fructidor, year X
11 September 1802
 Treaty of Fontainebleau
11 April 1814
Political subdivisions3 Arrondissements
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Eridan (department)
Aosta (division)

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 province of Turin and the autonomous Aosta Valley region.

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