Stura

For the former island and ancient place called Stura, see Torre Astura.

Département de la Stura Département of French Revolution and First French Empire ← 1802–1814 → Admimistrative map of French Empire in 1812. Stura is on the lower right corner. Capital Cuneo 44°23′N 7°32′E History  - Decree of 24 Fructidor, year X 11 September 1802  - Treaty of Fontainebleau 11 April 1814 Area  - 1810 11,270.15 km2 (4,351 sq mi) Population  - 1810 431,438       Density 38.3 /km2  (99.1 /sq mi) Political subdivisions 5 Arrondissements

Stura was a département of the First French Empire in present Italy. It was named after the river Stura di Demonte. It was formed in 1802, when Napoleon Bonaparte occupied the mainland states of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Its capital was Cuneo. It was divided into the arrondissements of Cuneo, Alba, Mondovì, Saluzzo, and Savigliano. It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory corresponds more or less with that of the present Italian province of Cuneo.

See also

• the river Stura di Demonte, tributary of the Tanaro.
• the rivers Stura di Lanzo and Stura del Monferrato, both tributaries of the Po.