Gênes

Département de Gênes Département of First French Empire ← 1805–1815 → Flag Coat of arms Admimistrative map of French Empire in 1812. Gênes is on the lower right corner. Capital Genoa 44°24′N 8°55′E / 44.4°N 8.917°E / 44.4; 8.917Coordinates: 44°24′N 8°55′E / 44.4°N 8.917°E / 44.4; 8.917 History  - Annexion from the Ligurian Republic 4 June 1805  - Congress of Vienna 1815 Area  - 1810[1] 2,376 km2 (917 sq mi) Population  - 1810[1] 400,056       Density 168.4 /km2  (436.1 /sq mi) Political subdivisions 5 Arrondissements[1]

Gênes is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Italy, named after the city of Genoa. It was formed in 1805, when Napoleon Bonaparte occupied the Republic of Genoa. Its capital was Genoa, and it was divided in the arrondissements of Genoa, Bobbio, Novi Ligure, Tortona and Voghera^[1].

It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory is presently divided over the Italian provinces Genoa, Piacenza, Alessandria and Pavia.

The trousers called jeans in English are named for the bleu de Gênes, a blue dye used for denim.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "L'ALMANACH IMPÉRIAL POUR L'ANNÉE 1810, CHAPITRE X, Sect. II, Eure et Loire - Jura". http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/almanac/chapter10/c_chapter10d.html. Retrieved 28-09-2010. 
2. ^ Wikidictionary