Arno (department)

Département de l'Arno Département of First French Empire ← 1808–1814 → Flag Coat of arms Admimistrative map of French Empire in 1812. Arno (department) is on the lower right corner. Capital Florence History  - Annexion from the Kingdom of Etruria 25 May 1808  - Treaty of Paris 1814 Area  - 1810 8,523.76 km2 (3,291 sq mi) Population  - 1810 559,750       Density 65.7 /km2  (170.1 /sq mi) Political subdivisions 3 (4)Arrondissements

Arno was a département of the First French Empire in present Italy. It was named after the Arno river. It was formed in 1808, when Tuscany was annexed by France. Its capital was Florence. In 1812 it was divided into the following arrondissements^{[citation needed]}:

• Florence.
• Arezzo.
• Modigliana (from 1811).
• Pistoia.

It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory is presently divided between the Italian provinces Florence, Prato, Arezzo, Pistoia and Forlì-Cesena.

See also

• Tuscany
• History of Tuscany
• First French Empire
• Grand Duchy of Tuscany
• Kingdom of Etruria
• Medici Family
• House of Habsburg-Lorraine
• House of Bourbon-Parma
• Rulers of Tuscany
• Line of succession to the Tuscan Throne

• Historical states of Italy