Stura

Département de la Stura
Department of the First French Republic and of the First French Empire
1801–1814
Flag of Stura
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Administrative map of the Italian portion of the French Empire.
CapitalCuneo
Area
 • Coordinates44°23′N 7°32′E / 44.383°N 7.533°E / 44.383; 7.533
 
• 1812[1]
8,572.16 km2 (3,309.73 sq mi)
Population 
• 1812[1]
431,438
History 
• Decree of 24 Fructidor, year X[2]
11 September 1801
11 April 1814
Political subdivisions5 Arrondissements[1]
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Subalpine Republic
Division of Cuneo

Stura (French: [sty.ʁa]) was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the river Stura di Demonte. It was formed in 1801, when the Subalpine Republic (formerly the mainland portion of the Kingdom of Sardinia) was planned to be annexed to France. Its capital was Cuneo.

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 its previous realms and domains, including Piedmont. Its territory corresponded more or less with that of the present-day Italian province of Cuneo.

  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 19 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2010.