Rome (department)

Rome (French: [ʁɔm]) was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. Its capital was Rome. It was formed on 17 May 1809, when most of the Papal States were annexed by France, and was first known as the Département du Tibre (after the Tiber river) before being renamed on 17 February 1810. Following the conquest of the Eternal City, Napoleon granted to his son Napoleon II the title of the King of Rome.

Département de Rome
department of the First French Empire
1809–1814
Location of Rome in France (1812)
Capital	Rome
Area
• Coordinates	41°54′N 12°30′E
• 1812[1]	3,676.6 km2 (1,419.5 sq mi)
Population
• 1812[1]	586,000
History
• Annexation from the Papal States	17 May 1809
• Name changed from Tibre to Rome	17 February 1810
• Treaty of Paris	1814
Political subdivisions	6 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 corresponds approximately to the modern Italian region of Lazio.

Subdivisions

Coat of arms of the city of Rome under the French Empire

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

• Rome; cantons: Bracciano, Civitavecchia, Frascati, Marino, Morlupo and Rome (9 cantons).
• Frosinone; cantons: Alatri, Anagni, Ceccano, Ceprano, Ferentino, Filettino, Frosinone, Guarcino, Monte San Giovanni, Prossedi, Ripi, Supino, Vallecorsa and Veroli.
• Rieti; cantons: Canemorto, Castelvecchio, Magliano, Monteleone, Narni, Poggio Mirteto, Rieti, Stroncone and Torri.
• Tivoli; cantons: Anticoli, Monterotondo, Olevano, Palestrina, Palombara, Subiaco, Tivoli, Vicovaro.
• Velletri; cantons: Albano, Cori, Genzano, Paliano, Piperno, Segni, Sermoneta, Sezze, Terracina, Valmontone and Velletri.
• Viterbo; cantons: Bagnorea, Canino, Caprarola, Civita Castellana, Corneto, Montefiascone, Orte, Ronciglione, Sant'Oreste, Soriano, Toscanella, Valentano, Vetralla, Vignanello and Viterbo.