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===Former departments=== ====Former departments of the current territory of France==== {|class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Department !scope="col"|Prefecture !scope="col"|Dates in existence !scope="col"|Named after !scope="col"|Subsequent history |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|– |[[Rhône-et-Loire]] |[[Lyon]] | rowspan="2" |1790–1793 |[[Rhône (river)|Rhône]] and [[Loire (river)|Loire]] rivers |Divided into [[Rhône (department)|Rhône]] and [[Loire (department)|Loire]]. |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|– |[[Corse]] | rowspan="2" |[[Bastia]] |Island of [[Corsica]] |Divided into [[Golo (department)|Golo]] and [[Liamone]]. |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|– |[[Golo (department)|Golo]] | rowspan="2" |1793–1811 |[[Golo (river)]] |Reunited with [[Liamone]] into [[Corse]]. |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|– |[[Liamone]] |[[Ajaccio]] |[[Liamone (river)]] |Reunited with [[Golo (department)|Golo]] into [[Corse]]. |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|– |[[Mont-Blanc (department)|Mont-Blanc]] |[[Chambéry]] |1792–1815 |[[Mont Blanc]] mountain |Formed from part of the [[Duchy of Savoy]], a territory of the [[Kingdom of Sardinia|Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia]] which was restored to its former status at the [[Treaty of Paris (1815)]]. The territory returned to French rule in 1860 and it corresponds approximately to the present departments of [[Savoie]] and [[Haute-Savoie]]. |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|– |[[Léman (department)|Léman]] |[[Geneva]] |1798–1814 |[[Lake Geneva]] |Formed when the Republic of Geneva was annexed into the [[French First Republic]] and added to territory taken from other departments. Corresponds to the present [[Swiss canton]] of [[Canton of Geneva|Geneva]] and parts of the current departments of [[Ain]] and [[Haute-Savoie]]. |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|– |[[Meurthe (department)|Meurthe]] |[[Nancy, France|Nancy]] |1790–1871 |[[Meurthe (river)]] |Ceased to exist following the annexation of [[Alsace-Lorraine]] by the [[German Empire]] in 1871 and was not recreated after the province was restored to France by the [[Treaty of Versailles]]. |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|75 |[[Seine (department)|Seine]] |[[Paris]] | rowspan="2" |1790–1967 |[[Seine (river)]] |Divided into four new departments on 1 January 1968: [[Paris]], [[Hauts-de-Seine]], [[Seine-Saint-Denis]], and [[Val-de-Marne]] (the last also incorporating a small amount of territory from [[Seine-et-Oise]]). |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|78 |[[Seine-et-Oise]] |[[Versailles, Yvelines|Versailles]] |[[Seine (river)|Seine]] and [[Oise (river)|Oise]] rivers |Divided into four new departments on 1 January 1968: [[Yvelines]], [[Val-d'Oise]], [[Essonne]], [[Val-de-Marne]] (the last largely comprising territory from [[Seine (department)|Seine]]). |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|20 |[[Corse]] |[[Ajaccio]] |1811–1975 |Island of [[Corsica]] |Divided into [[Corse-du-Sud]] and [[Haute-Corse]]. |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|975 |[[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]] |[[Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon|Saint-Pierre]] |1976–1985 |Islands of [[Saint Pierre Island|Saint Pierre]] and [[Miquelon Island|Miquelon]] |Converted to an [[overseas collectivity]]. |} ====Departments of Algeria ({{lang|fr|Départements d'Algérie}})==== [[File:Algérie fr.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The three Algerian departments in 1848]] [[File:Map showing the Départements of Algeria from 1962-1968 and 1968-1974.svg|thumb|upright=1.2|Departments of French Algeria from 1957 to 1962]] Unlike the rest of the [[List of French possessions and colonies#In Africa|French possessions in Africa]], [[French Algeria|Algeria]] was divided into departments just like Corsica or Normandy from 1848 until its independence in 1962. These departments were supposed to be "assimilated" or "integrated" to France sometime in the future. {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |-valign="top" | {|class="wikitable" |+Before 1957 |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Department !scope="col"|Prefecture !scope="col"|Dates of existence |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|91 |[[Alger (department)|Alger]] |[[Algiers]] | rowspan="3" |1848–1957 |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|92 |[[Oran (department)|Oran]] |[[Oran]] |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|93 |[[Constantine (departement)|Constantine]] |[[Constantine (Algeria)|Constantine]] |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|– |[[Bône (département)|Bône]] |[[Annaba]] |1955–1957 |} | |} {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- valign="top" | {|class="wikitable" |+1957–1962 |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Department !scope="col"|Prefecture !scope="col"|Dates of existence |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|8A |[[Oasis (department)|Oasis]] |[[Ouargla]] | rowspan="4" |1957–1962 |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|8B |[[Saoura (department)|Saoura]] |[[Béchar]] |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9A |[[Alger (department)|Alger]] |Algiers |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9B |[[Batna (département)|Batna]] |[[Batna, Algeria|Batna]] |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9C |[[Bône (département)|Bône]] |Annaba |1955–1962 |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9D |[[Constantine (département)|Constantine]] |Constantine | rowspan="9" |1957–1962 |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9E |[[Médéa (département)|Médéa]] |[[Médéa]] |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9F |[[Mostaganem (department)|Mostaganem]] |[[Mostaganem]] |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9G |Oran |Oran |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9H |[[Orléansville (department)|Orléansville]] |[[Chlef]] |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9J |[[Sétif (département)|Sétif]] |[[Sétif]] |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9K |[[Tiaret (department)|Tiaret]] |[[Tiaret]] |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9L |[[Tizi Ouzou (department)|Tizi Ouzou]] |[[Tizi Ouzou]] |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9M |[[Tlemcen (department)|Tlemcen]] |[[Tlemcen]] |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9N |[[Aumale (département)|Aumale]] |[[Sour El-Ghozlane]] |1958–1959 |- ! scope="row"|9P |[[Bougie (department)|Bougie]] |[[Béjaïa]] | rowspan="2" |1958–1962 |- !scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|9R |[[Saïda (department)|Saïda]] |[[Saïda, Algeria|Saïda]] |} | |} ====Departments in former French colonies==== {|class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"|Department !scope="col"| Named after !scope="col"|Current location !scope="col"|Dates in existence |- |{{Interlanguage link|Département du Sud (Saint-Domingue)|lt=Département du Sud|fr|Département du Sud (Saint-Domingue)}} |[[South]] cardinal direction |[[Haiti]] | rowspan="8" |1795–1800 |- |{{Ill|Département d'Inganne|lt=Département d'Inganne|fr|Département d'Inganne}} | |[[Dominican Republic]], [[Haiti]] |- |{{Ill|Département du Nord (Saint-Domingue)|lt=Département du Nord|fr|Département du Nord (Saint-Domingue)}} |[[North]] cardinal direction | rowspan="2" |[[Haiti]] |- |{{Interlanguage link|Département de l'Ouest (Saint-Domingue)|lt=Département de l'Ouest|fr|Département de l'Ouest (Saint-Domingue)}} |[[West]] cardinal direction |- |{{Ill|Département de Samana|lt=Département de Samana|fr|Département de Samaná}} |[[Samaná Bay]] |[[Dominican Republic]] |- |[[Saint Lucia#French Colony|Saint Lucia]] |Island of [[St Lucia]] |[[Saint Lucia]], [[Tobago]] |- |[[Isle de France (Mauritius)|Île de France]] |Island of [[Mauritius]] |[[Mauritius]], [[Seychelles]] |- |[[French India|Indes-Orientales]] |India and East cardinal direction |India: :[[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondicherry Union Territory]] (<small>[[Pondicherry district|Pondichéry]], [[Karikal district|Karikal]], [[Yanam district|Yanaon]], [[Mahé district|Mahé]]</small>) : [[West Bengal]] (<small>[[Chandernagore]]</small>) |} ====Departments of the Napoleonic Empire in Europe==== There are a number of former departments in territories conquered by France during the [[French Revolution]] and [[First French Empire|Napoleonic Empire]] that are now not part of France: {|class="wikitable" ! scope="col" | Department ! scope="col" | Prefecture<br />([[French language|French]] name<br /> if different) ! scope="col" | Named after ! scope="col" | {{nowrap|Current location{{smallsup|1}}}} ! scope="col" | Contemporary location{{smallsup|2}} ! scope="col" | Dates in existence |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Mont-Terrible]] | [[Porrentruy]] | [[Mont Terri]] mountain | Switzerland<br />France (Doubs) | [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Prince-Bishopric of Basel]]{{smallsup|3}}<br>[[County of Montbéliard]] | 1793–1800 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Dyle (department)|Dyle]] | [[Brussels]]<br />''Bruxelles'' | [[Dyle (river)]] | Belgium | [[Austrian Netherlands]]: :[[Duchy of Brabant]] :[[County of Hainaut]] | rowspan="9" | 1795–1814 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Escaut (department)|Escaut]] | [[Ghent]] <br />''Gand'' | [[Scheldt]] river | Belgium<br />Netherlands | [[Austrian Netherlands]]: :[[County of Flanders]] [[Dutch Republic]]: :[[Zeelandic Flanders|Flanders of the States]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Forêts]] | [[Luxembourg City|Luxembourg]] | [[Ardennes forest]] | Luxembourg<br />Belgium<br />Germany | [[Austrian Netherlands]]: :[[Duchy of Luxembourg]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Jemmape (department)|Jemmape]] | [[Mons, Belgium|Mons]] |[[Battle of Jemappes]] | rowspan="2" | Belgium | [[Austrian Netherlands]]: :[[County of Hainaut]] :[[Tournai|Lordship of Tournai]] :[[County of Namur]] [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Lys (department)|Lys]] | [[Bruges]] |[[Lys (river)]] | [[Austrian Netherlands]]: :[[County of Flanders]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Meuse-Inférieure]] | [[Maastricht]] <br />''Maëstricht'' | [[Meuse]] river | rowspan="2" | Belgium<br />Netherlands | [[Austrian Netherlands]]: :[[Guelders|Austrian Upper Guelders]] :[[Duchy of Limburg]] [[Dutch Republic]]: :[[Staats-Oppergelre|Dutch Upper Guelders]] :[[Staats-Overmaas|Overmaas of the States]] [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]]: ::[[County of Horne]] ::[[County of Loon]] :[[Thorn Abbey]] :[[Maastricht]]{{smallsup|5}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Deux-Nèthes]] | [[Antwerp]] <br />''Anvers'' | Two branches of the [[Nete (river)]] | [[Austrian Netherlands]]: :[[Duchy of Brabant]] [[Dutch Republic]]: :[[Staats-Brabant|Brabant of the States]] {{nowrap|(after 1810)}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Ourthe (department)|Ourthe]] | [[Liège]] | [[Ourthe]] river | Belgium<br />Germany | [[Austrian Netherlands]]: :[[Duchy of Brabant]] :[[Duchy of Limburg]] :[[Duchy of Luxembourg]] :[[County of Namur]] [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]] :[[Imperial Abbey]] of [[Stavelot-Malmedy]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Sambre-et-Meuse]] | [[Namur]] |[[Sambre]] and [[Meuse]] rivers | Belgium | [[Austrian Netherlands]]: :[[Duchy of Brabant]] :[[Duchy of Luxembourg]] [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Corcyre]] | [[Corfu]] <br />''Corfou'' | Island of Corfu <br />(archaic French form) | rowspan="3" | Greece | rowspan="3" | [[Ionian Islands under Venetian rule|Republic of Venice]]{{smallsup|4}} | 1797–1799 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Ithaque]] | [[Argostoli]] | Island of [[Ithaca (island)|Ithaca]] | rowspan="2" | 1797–1798 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Mer-Égée]] | [[Zakynthos]]<br />''Zante'' | [[Aegean Sea]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Mont-Tonnerre]] | [[Mainz]]<br />''Mayence'' | [[Donnersberg]] mountain | rowspan="2" | Germany | [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Electorate of Mainz|Archbishopric of Mainz]] [[Electorate of the Palatinate]] :[[Bishopric of Speyer]] | rowspan="4" | 1801–1814 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Rhin-et-Moselle]] | [[Koblenz]]<br />''Coblence'' | [[Rhine]] and [[Moselle (river)|Moselle]] rivers | [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Electorate of Cologne|Archbishopric of Cologne]] [[Electorate of the Palatinate]] :[[Electorate of Trier|Archbishopric of Trier]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Roer (department)|Roer]] | [[Aachen]]<br />''Aix-la-Chapelle'' | [[Roer]] river | Germany<br />Netherlands | [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Free Imperial City of Aachen]] :[[Electorate of Cologne|Archbishopric of Cologne]] :[[Electorate of the Palatinate]]: :[[Grand Duchy of Berg]] :[[Duchy of Jülich]] [[Kingdom of Prussia]]: :[[Guelders|Prussian Guelders]] [[Imperial Free City]] of [[Wesel]] (after 1805) |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Sarre (department)|Sarre]] | [[Trier]]<br />''Trèves'' | [[Saar (river)]] | Belgium<br />Germany | [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Electorate of the Palatinate]]: ::[[County of Veldenz]] :[[Palatine Zweibrücken|Duchy of Zweibrücken]] :[[Electorate of Trier|Archbishopric of Trier]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Doire (department)|Doire]] | [[Ivrea]] <br />''Ivrée'' | [[Dora Baltea]] river | rowspan="15" | Italy | rowspan="6" | [[Kingdom of Sardinia|Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia]]: :[[Duchy of Savoy]] | rowspan="5" | 1802–1814 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Marengo (department)|Marengo]] | [[Alessandria]]<br />''Alexandrie'' | [[Battle of Marengo]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Pô (department)|Pô]] | [[Turin]] |[[Po (river)]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Sésia]] | [[Vercelli]]<br />''Verceil'' | [[Sesia]] river |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Stura]] | [[Cuneo]]<br />''Coni'' | [[Stura di Demonte]] river |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Tanaro (department)|Tanaro]]{{smallsup|6}} | [[Asti]] | [[Tanaro (river)]] | 1802–1805 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Apennins]] | [[Chiavari]] |[[Apennine mountains]] | rowspan="3" | [[Republic of Genoa]]{{smallsup|7}} | rowspan="3" | 1805–1814 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Gênes]] | [[Genoa]]<br />''Gênes'' | City of Genoa |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Montenotte Department|Montenotte]] | [[Savona]]<br />''Savone'' | [[Battle of Montenotte]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Arno (department)|Arno]] | [[Florence]] | [[Arno (river)]] | rowspan="3" | [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany]]{{smallsup|8}} | rowspan="4" | 1808–1814 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Méditerranée]] | [[Livorno]]<br />''Livourne'' | [[Mediterranean Sea]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Ombrone (department)|Ombrone]] | [[Siena]]<br />''Sienne'' | [[Ombrone]] river |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Taro (department)|Taro]] | [[Parma]]<br />''Parme'' | [[Taro (river)]] | [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Duchy of Parma|Duchy of Parma & Piacenza]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Rome (department)|Rome]]{{smallsup|9}} | [[Rome]] | City of Rome | rowspan="2" | [[Papal States]] | rowspan="2" | 1809–1814 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Trasimène]] | [[Spoleto]]<br />''Spolète'' | [[Lake Trasimeno]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Bouches-du-Rhin]] | [['s-Hertogenbosch]]<br />''Bois-le-Duc'' | [[Rhine]] river | rowspan="2" | Netherlands | [[Dutch Republic]]:{{smallsup|10}} :[[Staats-Brabant|Batavian Brabant]] {{nowrap|(Brabant of the States)}} :[[Guelders|Dutch Guelders]] | rowspan="3" | 1810–1814 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Bouches-de-l'Escaut]] | [[Middelburg, Zeeland|Middelburg]]<br />''Middelbourg'' | [[Scheldt]] river | [[Dutch Republic]]:{{smallsup|10}} :[[County of Zeeland]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Simplon (department)|Simplon]] | [[Sion, Switzerland|Sion]] |[[Simplon Pass]] | Switzerland | [[République des Sept-Dizains]]{{smallsup|11}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Bouches-de-la-Meuse]] | [[The Hague]]<br />''La Haye'' | [[Meuse]] river | rowspan="2" | Netherlands | [[Dutch Republic]]:{{smallsup|10}} :[[County of Holland]] | rowspan="11" | 1811–1814 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Bouches-de-l'Yssel]] | [[Zwolle]] | [[IJssel]] river | [[Dutch Republic]]:{{smallsup|10}} :[[Overijssel]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Ems-Occidental]] | [[Groningen (city)|Groningen]]<br />''Groningue'' | rowspan="2" | [[Ems (river)]] | Netherlands<br />Germany | [[Dutch Republic]]:{{smallsup|10}} :[[Staats-Oppergelre|Dutch Upper Guelders]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Ems-Oriental]] | [[Aurich]] | Germany | [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Kingdom of Prussia]]: ::[[East Frisia|County of East Frisia]]{{smallsup|10}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Frise (department)|Frise]] | [[Leeuwarden]]<br />''Leuwarden'' | [[Friesland]] region | rowspan="3" | Netherlands | [[Dutch Republic]]:{{smallsup|10}} :[[Friesland]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Yssel-Supérieur]] | [[Arnhem]] | [[IJssel]] river | [[Dutch Republic]]:{{smallsup|10}} :[[Staats-Oppergelre|Dutch Upper Guelders]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Zuyderzée]] | [[Amsterdam]] | [[Zuiderzee]] inlet | [[Dutch Republic]]:{{smallsup|10}} :[[County of Holland]] :[[Utrecht (province)|Lordship of Utrecht]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Bouches-de-l'Elbe]] | [[Hamburg]]<br /> ''Hambourg'' | [[Elbe]] river | rowspan="4" | Germany | [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Imperial Free City|Free]] [[Hanseatic League|Hanseatic]] City of [[Hamburg]] :[[Electorate of Hanover]] :[[Imperial Free City|Free]] [[Hanseatic League|Hanseatic]] City of [[Lübeck]]{{Clear}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Bouches-du-Weser]] | [[Bremen (city)|Bremen]]<br />''Brême'' | [[Weser]] river | [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Imperial Free City|Free]] [[Hanseatic League|Hanseatic]] City of [[Bremen]] :[[Electorate of Hanover]] :[[Duchy of Oldenburg]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Ems-Supérieur]] | [[Osnabrück]] | [[Ems (river)]] | [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Electorate of Hanover]] :[[Bishopric of Osnabrück]] :[[Kingdom of Prussia]]: ::[[Lingen|Town and County of Lingen]] :[[Bishopric of Minden|Principality of Minden]] :[[County of Ravensberg]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Lippe (department)|Lippe]]{{smallsup|12}} | [[Münster]]<br />''Munster'' | [[Lippe (river)]] | [[Holy Roman Empire]]: :[[Bishopric of Münster]] :[[Electorate of the Palatinate]]: :[[Grand Duchy of Berg]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Bouches-de-l'Èbre]] | [[Lleida]]<br />''Lérida'' | [[River Ebro|Ebro river]] | rowspan="4" | Spain | rowspan="4" | [[Spanish Empire|Kingdom of Spain]]: :[[Catalonia]] | rowspan="4" | 1812–1813 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Montserrat (department)|Montserrat]] | [[Barcelona]]<br />''Barcelone'' | [[Montserrat (mountain)]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Sègre (department)|Sègre]] | [[Puigcerdà]]<br />''Puigcerda'' | [[Segre (river)]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Ter (department)|Ter]] | [[Girona]]<br />''Gérone'' | [[Ter (river)]] |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Bouches-de-l'Èbre-Montserrat]] | [[Barcelona]]<br />''Barcelone'' | Ebro river and Montserrat mountain | colspan="2" |''Previously the departments of Bouches-de-l'Èbre and Montserrat'' | rowspan="2" | 1813–1814 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Sègre-Ter]] | [[Girona]]<br />''Gérone'' | Segre and Ter rivers | colspan="2" |''Previously the departments of Sègre and Ter'' |} Notes for Table 7: # Where a Napoleonic department was composed of parts from more than one country, the nation-state containing the prefecture is listed. Please expand this table to list all countries containing significant parts of the department. # Territories that were a part of [[Southern Netherlands|Austrian Netherlands]] were also a part of [[Holy Roman Empire]]. # The [[Bishopric of Basel]] was a German [[Prince-Bishop]]ric, not to be confused with the adjacent [[Old Swiss Confederacy|Swiss]] [[Basel (canton)|Canton of Basel]]. # The [[Ionian Islands]] were annexed by France after the [[Fall of the Republic of Venice]]. They were lost to France, becoming the [[Septinsular Republic]], a Russo-Ottoman vassal state, from 1800 to 1807, before reverting to France at the [[Treaty of Tilsit]]. The [[Imperial French rule in the Ionian Islands|second period of French rule]] lasted until 1810/14, after which these territories became a [[Great Britain|British]] protectorate, as the [[United States of the Ionian Islands]] # [[Maastricht]] was a [[condominium (international law)|condominium]] of the [[Dutch Republic]] and the [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]]. # On 6 June 1805, as a result of the annexation of the [[Ligurian Republic]] (the [[puppet state|puppet]] [[successor state]] to the [[Republic of Genoa]]), [[Tanaro (department)|Tanaro]] was abolished and its territory divided between the departments of [[Marengo (department)|Marengo]], [[Montenotte Department|Montenotte]] and [[Stura]]. # Before becoming the department of [[Apennins]], the [[Republic of Genoa]] was converted to a [[puppet state|puppet]] [[successor state]], the [[Ligurian Republic]]. # Before becoming the department of [[Arno (department)|Arno]], the [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany]] was converted to a [[puppet state|puppet]] [[successor state]], the [[Kingdom of Etruria]]. # [[Rome (department)|Rome]] was known as the {{lang|fr|department du Tibre}} until 1810. # Before becoming the departments of [[Bouches-du-Rhin]], [[Bouches-de-l'Escaut]], [[Bouches-de-la-Meuse]], [[Bouches-de-l'Yssel]], [[Ems-Occidental]], [[Frise (department)|Frise]], [[Yssel-Supérieur]] and [[Zuyderzée]], these territories of the [[Dutch Republic]] were converted to a [[puppet state|puppet]] [[successor state]], the [[Batavian Republic]] (1795–1806), then those territories that had not already been annexed (all except the first two departments here), along with the [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] [[East Frisia|County of East Frisia]], were converted to another puppet state, the [[Kingdom of Holland]]. # Before becoming the department of [[Simplon (department)|Simplon]], the {{lang|fr|[[Valais|République des Sept Dizains]]}} was converted to a revolutionary {{lang|fr|République du Valais}} (16 March 1798) which was swiftly incorporated (1 May 1798) into the [[puppet state|puppet]] [[Helvetic Republic]] until 1802 when it became the independent Rhodanic Republic. # In the months before [[Lippe (department)|Lippe]] was formed, the [[arrondissements]] of [[Rees, Germany|Rees]] and [[Münster]] were part of [[Yssel-Supérieur]], the arrondissement of [[Steinfurt]] was part of [[Bouches-de-l'Yssel]] and the arrondissement of [[Neuenhaus]] was part of [[Ems-Occidental]].
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