Dyle (, nl, Dijle) was a department of the

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and French First Empire in present-day

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. It was named after the river Dyle (Dijle), which flows through the department. Its territory corresponded more or less with that of the Belgian province of Brabant, now divided into Walloon Brabant,

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and the

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. It was created on 1 October 1795, when the Austrian Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège were officially annexed by the French Republic. Before the annexation, its territory was partly in the

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, partly in the

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, and partly in some smaller territories. The

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of the department was the

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(''Bruxelles'' in French). The department was subdivided into the following three

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s and cantons (as of 1812): *

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(4 cantons),

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Lennik Lennik () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Sint-Kwintens-Lennik, Sint-Martens-Lennik, Eizeringen and Gaasbeek. It is also situated in the Pajottenland. On January 1, 2 ...

, Woluwe-Saint-Étienne,

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, Vilvorde and

Wolvertem Meise () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem (a ''deelgemeente''), and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/ ...

. *

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: Aerschot, Diest,

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, Grez-Doiceau, Haecht, Léau,

(2 cantons) and Tirlemont (2 cantons). * Nivelles: Genappe, Hérinnes, Jodoigne, Nivelles (2 cantons),

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and Wavre. After the defeat of Napoleon the department became part of the

United Kingdom of the Netherlands The United Kingdom of the Netherlands ( nl, Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; french: Royaume uni des Pays-Bas) is the unofficial name given to the Kingdom of the Netherlands as it existed between 1815 and 1839. The United Netherlands was cr ...

, as the province of (South) Brabant.

Administration

Prefects

The Prefect was the highest state representative in the department.

General Secretaries

The General Secretary was the deputy to the Prefect.

Subprefects of Bruxelles

The office of Subprefect of Bruxelles was held by the Prefect until 1811.

Subprefects of Louvain

Subprefects of Nivelles

References

{{Authority control Former departments of France in Belgium 1795 establishments in France History of Flemish Brabant