Doire (department)

Doire (department)
Doire is also the Irish language name of Derry or County Londonderry
Département de la Doire
Département of French Revolution and First French Empire

1802–1814
Flag Coat of arms
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Doire
Admimistrative map of French Empire in 1812. Doire (department) is on the lower right corner.
Capital Ivrea
45°28′N 07°53′E / 45.467°N 7.883°E / 45.467; 7.883Coordinates: 45°28′N 07°53′E / 45.467°N 7.883°E / 45.467; 7.883
History
 - Decree of 24 Fructidor, year X[1] 11 September 1802
 - Treaty of Fontainebleau 11 April 1814
Area
 - 1810[2] 2,508.53 km2 (969 sq mi)
Population
 - 1810[2] 234,822 
     Density 93.6 /km2  (242.4 /sq mi)
Political subdivisions 3 Arrondissements [2]

Doire is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Italy. It was named after the river Dora Baltea. It was formed in 1802, when Napoleon Bonaparte occupied the Kingdom of Sardinia. Its capital was Ivrea. It was divided into the arrondissements of Ivrea, Aosta and Chivasso. It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory is presently divided over the Italian province of Turin and the autonomous Aosta Valley region.

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