Doire

Department of Doire
Département de la Doire (French)
Djouire (Arpitan)
Deura (Piedmontese)
department of the First French Republic and of the First French Empire
1802–1814
Flag of Doire
Flag

Administrative map of the Italian portion of the French Empire.
CapitalIvrea
Area
 • Coordinates45°28′N 07°53′E / 45.467°N 7.883°E / 45.467; 7.883
 
• 1812[1]
2,508.53 km2 (968.55 sq mi)
Population 
• 1812[1]
238,000
History 
• Decree of 24 Fructidor, year X[2]
11 September 1802
11 April 1814
Political subdivisions3 Arrondissements [1]
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Eridan (department)
Aosta (division)

Doire (French: [dwaʁ]) was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the river Dora Baltea (Doire Baltée). It was formed in 1802, when the Subalpine Republic (formerly the mainland portion of the Kingdom of Sardinia) was directly annexed to France. Its capital was Ivrea.

The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. At the Congress of Vienna, the Savoyard King of Sardinia was restored in all his previous realms and domains, including Piedmont. Its territory is now divided between the Italian province of Turin and the autonomous Aosta Valley region.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Gallica was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Décret du 24 Fructidor". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-28.