Sésia () 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 Sesia. It was formed in 1801, 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 intended to be annexed to France. Its capital was Vercelli. 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 provinces The provinces of Italy ( it, province d'Italia) are the second-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, on an intermediate level between a municipality () and a region (). Since 2015, provinces have been classified as "institutio ...

of Vercelli and Biella.

Subdivisions

100px, right The department was subdivided into the following ''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. 468, accessed in Gallica 26 July 2013 * Vercelli, cantons: Agnona, Crevacuore,

Gattinara Gattinara ( pms, Gatinera) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Vercelli. As of December 31, 2004, it had a population of 8,506 and an ...

, Masserano, Quinto,

Stroppiana Stroppiana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southeast of Vercelli. Stroppiana borders the following municipalities: Asigliano Vercellese, Cares ...

Trino Trino ( pms, Trin) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Vercelli, at the foot of the Montferrat hills. Trino borders the following mun ...

and Vercelli (2 cantons). * Biella, cantons: Biella,

Bioglio Bioglio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,049 and an area of .All demog ...

, Cacciorna, Candelo, Cavaglià, Cossato,

Graglia Graglia ( pms, Graja) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Biella Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the ...

, Mongrando and

Mosso Santa Maria Mosso can refer to: People * Angelo Mosso (1846–1910), Italian physiologist Places ;Denmark * Mossø lake in the nature conservation reserve of Klostermølle ;Italy * Mosso, Piedmont, a former ''comune'' in the Province of Biella * Valle Mosso ...

. *

Santhià Santhià (; pms, Santià or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli. Santhià is home to a historic carnival named the ''Ca ...

, cantons: Buronzo,

Cigliano Cigliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Vercelli. Notable people Pietro Bollea sr., the paternal grandfather of the famous wrestler ...

, Crescentino,

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

and

. Its population in 1812 was 202,733, and its area was 335,118 hectares.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sesia Former departments of France in Italy 1802 establishments in France