Former French department of Italy (1809-1814)
Trasimène (French: [tʁa.si.mɛn] ) was a department of the First French Empire from 1809 to 1814 in present-day Italy . It was named after Lake Trasimeno . It was formed on 15 July 1809, when the Papal States were annexed by France . Its capital was Spoleto .
The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. At the Congress of Vienna , the Papal States were restored to Pius VII . Its territory is now divided between the Italian provinces of Perugia , Terni , Macerata and Viterbo .
Subdivisions
The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):[ 1]
Spoleto , cantons: Arquata , Cascia , Norcia , Spoleto (2 cantons), Terni (2 cantons) and Visso .
Foligno , cantons: Assisi , Bettona , Bevagna , Foligno , Gualdo , Montefalco , Nocera , Spello and Trevi .
Perugia , cantons: Castiglione del Lago , Città della Pieve , Città di Castello , Fratta , Monte Santa Maria , Panicale , Passignano and Perugia (3 cantons).
Todi , cantons: Acquapendente , Amelia , Baschi , Ficulle , Marsciano , Massa , Orvieto and Todi (2 cantons).
Its population in 1812 was approximately 300,000, and its area was approximately 3,357 square Italian miles (11,120 square kilometers).[ 1]
Under the Roman Republic
A department called Trasimène also briefly existed as a subdivision of the Roman Republic (1798–1799), with the same territory, but with Perugia as its capital city.
References