Doire () was a

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

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 The Subalpine Republic was a short-lived republic that existed between 1800 and 1802 on the territory of Piedmont during its military rule by Napoleonic France. History Piedmont was the main part of the Kingdom of Sardinia which, despite its n ...

(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 The following is a list of rulers of Sardinia, in particular, of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica from 1323 and then of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1479 to 1861. Early history Owing to the absence of written sources, little ...

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.

Subdivisions

The department was subdivided into the following

arrondissements An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...

and

cantons A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ...

(situation in 1812):Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII
p. 392-393, accessed in Gallica 24 July 2013 * Ivrea, cantons: Candia,

Caravino Caravino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Caravino borders the following municipalities: Albiano d'Ivrea, Azeglio, Strambino, Settimo Rottaro, Vest ...

, Castellamonte,

Chiaverano Chiaverano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Chiaverano borders the following municipalities: Donato, Andrate, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Sala Biellese, T ...

Cuorgnè Cuorgnè (; pms, Corgnè or ' ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Cuorgnè is located at the mouth of the Orco Valley, and borders the following munic ...

, Ivrea, Locana, Pont Saint-Martin,

Settimo Vittone Settimo Vittone ( pms, Ël Seto Viton) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is located about north of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business ...

Strambino Strambino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,132 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics ...

, Vico and Vistrorio. * Aosta, cantons: Aosta, Châtillon,

Donas The Donas hill is in Poland in the Pomerania region, within the borders of the City of Gdynia, in the Dąbrowa district. There are two summits, higher western 206.5 m, entirely forested, and the eastern one 205.6 m, the one with the GSM tower. ...

, Fontainemore,

Morgex Morgex ( Valdôtain: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. High quality white wine is produced in the area, and it is home to the last few plantings of the very rare pink grape, Roussin de Morgex Roussin ...

, Valpelline,

Verrès Verrès ( Valdôtain: ; Issime wae, Verez) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It ...

and

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. * Chivasso, cantons:

Caluso Caluso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Caluso borders the following municipalities: San Giorgio Canavese, Candia Canavese, Barone Canavese, Mazz ...

, Chivasso,

Rivara Rivara is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Canavese area of the Italian region of Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Rivara is first mentioned in a patent signed by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II in 101 ...

, Rivarolo,

San Benigno San Benigno Canavese (Piedmontese: ''San Balègn'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Turin, whose territory is bordered by the Malone and Orco riv ...

, San Giorgio. Its population in 1812 was 238,000, and its area was 250,853 hectares.

References

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