Apennins

Département des Apennins Département of First French Empire ← 1805–1815 → Flag Coat of arms Admimistrative map of French Empire in 1812. Apennins is on the lower right corner. Capital Chiavari History  - Annexion from the Ligurian Republic 4 June 1805  - Congress of Vienna 1815 Area  - 1810 4,160 km2 (1,606 sq mi) Population  - 1810 214,746       Density 51.6 /km2  (133.7 /sq mi) Political subdivisions 3 Arrondissements

Apennins was a département of the First French Empire in present Italy. Named after the Apennine Mountains, it was formed in 1805, when the Ligurian Republic (formerly the Republic of Genoa) was annexed to France. Its capital was Chiavari.

The département was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. It was followed by a brief restoration of the Ligurian Republic, but at the Congress of Vienna the old territory of Genoa was awarded to the Kingdom of Sardinia. Its territory is presently divided between the Italian provinces of Genoa, La Spezia, Massa-Carrara and Parma.

Subdivisions

It was divided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation 1812^{[citation needed]}):

• 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.