Corcyre

Department of Corcyre
Département de Corcyre
1797–1799
Flag of Corcyre
The three departments of Greece
The three departments of Greece
StatusDepartment of the French First Republic
Chef-lieuCorfu
39°42′N 19°47′E / 39.70°N 19.79°E / 39.70; 19.79
Official languagesFrench
Common languagesGreek
Government
• Commissioners
Louis Chicoilet de Corbigny
Jean Briche
Historical eraFrench Revolutionary Wars
17 October 1797
• Establishment
7 November 1797
25 October 1798
3 March 1799
25 March 1802
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands
Septinsular Republic
Pashalik of Yanina
Today part of

Corcyre (French: [kɔʁ.kiʁ]; archaic French for "Corfu"; Greek: Κέρκυρα, romanizedKerkyra) was one of three short-lived French departments of Greece.