Pô (department)

Département du Pô Département of French Revolution and First French Empire ← 1802–1814 → Flag Coat of arms Admimistrative map of French Empire in 1812. Pô (department) is on the lower right corner. Capital Turin 45°04′N 07°42′E History  - Decree of 24 Fructidor, year X 11 September 1802  - Treaty of Fontainebleau 11 April 1814 Area  - 1810 4,145.26 km2 (1,600 sq mi) Population  - 1810 399.237       Density 0.1 /km2  (0.2 /sq mi) Political subdivisions 3 Arrondissements

Pô is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Italy. It was named after the river Po. It was formed in 1802, when Napoleon Bonaparte occupied the Kingdom of Sardinia. Its capital was Turin. It was divided into the arrondissements of Turin, Susa and Pinerolo. It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory is part of the present Italian province of Turin.

Governing Prefects

• 26 August 1802–1805—Victor Hercule Joseph Ferdinand comte de Lavilla de Villasteloni
• 1805–1808—Pierre Loysel
• 1808–1809—Étienne Vincent Marnolia
• 19 February 1809–1813—Alexandre Théodore Victor de Lameth baron de Lameth