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.

Département de Trasimène
Department of the First French Empire
1809–1814
Flag of Trasimène
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Administrative map of the Italian portion of the French Empire.
CapitalSpoleto
Area
 • Coordinates42°44′N 12°44′E / 42.733°N 12.733°E / 42.733; 12.733
 
• 1812[1]
11,120 km2 (4,290 sq mi)
Population 
• 1812[1]
300,000
History 
• Annexation of the Papal States
15 July
1814
Political subdivisions3 Arrondissements [1]
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Papal States
Papal States

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

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The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):[1]

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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII, p. 475-476, accessed in Gallica 18 August 2013 (in French)