Stura () was a department of the

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and of the

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in present-day

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. It was named after the river

Stura di Demonte Stura () was a department of the French First Republic 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 t ...

. It was formed in 1801, when the Subalpine Republic (formerly the mainland portion of the

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) was planned to be annexed to France. Its capital was

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. The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. At the

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, the Savoyard

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was restored in all its previous realms and domains, including

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. Its territory corresponded more or less with that of the present-day Italian province of

Subdivisions

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, th ...

(situation in 1812):Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII
p. 471-472, accessed in Gallica 31 July 2013 *

(), cantons:

Borgo San Dalmazzo Borgo San Dalmazzo () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo. Borgo San Dalmazzo takes its name from Saint Dalmatius of Pavia. Sights ...

, Boves, Busca,

Caraglio Caraglio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo. As of 1 January 2018, it had a population of 6,782 and an area of .All demographics a ...

Centallo Centallo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Turin and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Cuneo. It contains the Frazione, ''frazi ...

Demonte Demonte is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo, in the Valle Stura di Demonte. Demonte borders the following municipalities: Aisone ...

Dronero Dronero () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo at the entrance of the Valle Maira. Main sights *''Ponte Vecchio'', also known as ' ...

, San Damiano, Valgrana, Vernante and Vinadio. *

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, cantons:

, Bossolasco,

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, Canale, Cortemilia,

Guarene Guarene is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the area of Roero about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful vil ...

La Morra La Morra is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,668 and an area of .All demogr ...

and

Sommariva del Bosco Sommariva del Bosco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 1 January 2017, it had a population of 6 304 and an area of .All demograp ...

. *

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, cantons: Bene, Carrù, Chiusa,

(2 cantons),

Rocca de' Baldi Rocca de' Baldi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Rocca de' Baldi borders the following municipalities: Magliano Alpi, Mondovì, M ...

, Torre and Villanova. *

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(), cantons:

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, Moretta, Paesana,

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, Sampeyre,

, Venasca and

Verzuolo Verzuolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about north of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,379 and an area of .All demographi ...

. *

Savigliano Savigliano () is a of Piedmont, Northern Italy, in the Province of Cuneo, about south of Turin by rail. It is home to ironworks, foundries, locomotive works (once owned by Fiat Ferroviaria, now by Alstom) and silk manufactures, as well as sugar ...

, cantons:

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Cherasco Cherasco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 1-1-2017, it had a population of 9096 and an area of .All demographics and ot ...

, Costigliole,

Fossano Fossano () is a town and ''comune'' of Piedmont, Northern Italy. It is the fourth largest town of the province of Cuneo, after Cuneo, Alba and Bra. It lies on the main railway line from Turin to Cuneo and to Savona, and has a branch line to Mon ...

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and

. Its population in 1812 was 431,438, and its area was approximately 857,216 hectares. The ''Geographical Dictionary portable 1809'' summarized the Department of Stura:

List of prefects

*26 August 1802 – 1803 Jean Laurent de Grégory, comte de Marcorengo *24 September 1803 – 1810 Pierre Amédée Vincent Joseph Marie Arborio-Biamino *30 November 1811 – 12 March 1813 Auguste Joseph Baude de La Vieuville *12 March 1813 – March 1813 Antoine Louis Campan *25 March 1813 – 1814 Louis-Honoré-Félix Le Peletier d'Aunay

References

{{Authority control Former departments of France in Italy 1801 establishments in France Province of Cuneo

Subdivisions

List of prefects

See also

References