Simplon (department)
| Simplon | |||||||||
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| Department of the First French Empire | |||||||||
| 1810–1814 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Sion | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 46°11′N 7°41′E / 46.183°N 7.683°E | ||||||||
• 1812[1] | 5,000 km2 (1,900 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1812[1] | 65,500 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1810 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1814 | ||||||||
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Simplon [sɛ̃.plɔ̃] was a department of the First French Empire. It was named after the Simplon Pass (Italian: Passo del Sempione). It was formed in 1810, when the Rhodanic Republic was occupied by the French. Its territory corresponded with that of the present-day Swiss canton of Valais. The capital of Simplon was Sion.
The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):[1]
- Sion, cantons: Hérémence, Leuk (French: Loèche), Sierre and Sion.
- Brig (Brigue), cantons: Brig, Goms (French: Conches), Mörel, Raron and Visp (French: Viège).
- Saint-Maurice, cantons: Entremont, Martigny, Monthey and Saint-Maurice.
Its population in 1812 was 65,500, and its area was approximately 500,000 hectares.[1]
After the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1815, the department became the Swiss canton of Valais.
References
- ^ a b c Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII, p. 469-470, accessed in Gallica 31 July 2013 Template:Fr icon
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