Rome (département)
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Rome is the name of a department of the First French Empire
in present Italy
. It was named after the city Rome
. It was formed in 1808, when the Papal States
were annexed by France
, and was known as the département du Tibre (after the Tiber
river) before being renamed in 1810.
Following the conquest of the Eternal City, Napoleon gave his son the style "His Majesty the King of Rome".
It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory corresponds approximately to the modern Italian region of Lazio.
s and cantons:
First French Empire
The First French Empire , also known as the Greater French Empire or Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France...
in present Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It was named after the city Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. It was formed in 1808, when the Papal States
Papal States
The Papal State, State of the Church, or Pontifical States were among the major historical states of Italy from roughly the 6th century until the Italian peninsula was unified in 1861 by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia .The Papal States comprised territories under...
were annexed by France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and was known as the département du Tibre (after the Tiber
Tiber
The Tiber is the third-longest river in Italy, rising in the Apennine Mountains in Emilia-Romagna and flowing through Umbria and Lazio to the Tyrrhenian Sea. It drains a basin estimated at...
river) before being renamed in 1810.
Following the conquest of the Eternal City, Napoleon gave his son the style "His Majesty the King of Rome".
It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory corresponds approximately to the modern Italian region of Lazio.
Subdivisions
The departement was divided into the following arrondissementArrondissement
Arrondissement is any of various administrative divisions of France, certain other Francophone countries, and the Netherlands.-France:The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a...
s and cantons:
- RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
; - FrosinoneFrosinoneFrosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1...
; cantons: AlatriAlatriAlatri is a town and comune of province of Frosinone in the Italian region of the Lazio, with c. 30,000 inhabitants. A part of the traditional region of Ciociaria, it is famous for its megalithic acropolis.-History:...
, AnagniAnagniAnagni is an ancient town and comune in Latium, central Italy, in the hills east-southeast of Rome. It is a historical center in Ciociaria.-Geography:...
, CeccanoCeccanoCeccano is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, central Italy.-History:The town had its origins as an ancient Volscian citadel that surrendered to the Romans in 424 BC...
, CepranoCepranoCeprano is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, in Ciociaria traditional area, part of the Lazio region of central Italy.It is located south of Rome, and c. 127 km north of Naples.-History:...
, FerentinoFerentinoFerentino is a town and comune in Italy, in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, 65 km southeast of Rome.It is situated on a hill 400 m above sea-level, in the Monti Ernici area.-History:...
, FilettinoFilettinoFilettino is a village located about 70 km east of Rome and about 30 km north of Frosinone. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 542 and an area of 77.5 km²....
, Frosinone, GuarcinoGuarcinoGuarcino is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 70 km east of Rome and about 20 km north of Frosinone in the Monti Ernici area.-History:...
, MaenzaMaenzaMaenza is a comune in the Province of Latina in the Italian region Lazio, located about 70 km southeast of Rome and about 25 km east of Latina....
, Monte San Giovanni, PipernoPipernoPiperno , is a town of the province of Rome in Lazio region, central Italy. It is southeast of Rome by rail. The population of the town in 1901 was 6,736....
, RipiRipiRipi is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 80 km southeast of Rome and about 7 km east of Frosinone...
, SupinoSupinoSupino is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 70 km southeast of Rome and about 10 km west of Frosinone...
, VallecorsaVallecorsaVallecorsa is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 90 km southeast of Rome and about 20 km south of Frosinone, in the Monti Ausoni area.Economy is based on olive production.-History:...
, VeroliVeroli-History:Veroli became a Roman municipium in 90 BCE. It became the seat of a bishopric in 743 CE, and was occupied by Spanish milices, allied to the Colonna family, in the 16th troops.-Main sights:...
. - RietiRietiRieti is a city and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...
; cantons: AscreaAscreaAscrea is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 50 km northeast of Rome and about 25 km southeast of Rieti.It is an agricultural centre in the medium valley of the Turano River....
, CanemortoOrvinioOrvinio is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 45 km northeast of Rome and about 30 km south of Rieti....
, ContiglianoContiglianoContigliano is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 60 km northeast of Rome and about 8 km west of Rieti...
, LabroLabroLabro is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 70 km northeast of Rome and about 15 km northwest of Rieti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 374 and an area of 11.4 km². There is an ex-Francescan monastery located in Labro that is...
, MaglianoMagliano SabinaMagliano Sabina is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 50 km north of Rome and about 30 km west of Rieti...
, MonteleoneMonteleone SabinoMonteleone Sabino is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 45 km northeast of Rome and about 20 km south of Rieti....
, NarniNarniNarni is an ancient hilltown and comune of Umbria, in central Italy, with 20,100 inhabitants, according to the 2003 census. At an altitude of 240 m , it overhangs a narrow gorge of the Nera River in the province of Terni. It is very close to the Geographic center of Italy...
, Poggio-MirtetoPoggio MirtetoPoggio Mirteto is a comune in the province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, about 45 km northeast of Rome and about 20 km southwest of Rieti, situated on a height by the River Sole, in a fertile region, where pot-herbs, cereals, grapes and pastures are cultivated, and where...
, Rieti. - TivoliTivoli, ItalyTivoli , the classical Tibur, is an ancient Italian town in Lazio, about 30 km east-north-east of Rome, at the falls of the Aniene river where it issues from the Sabine hills...
; AnticoliAnticoli CorradoAnticoli Corrado is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 km northeast of Rome...
, Olevano, PalestrinaPalestrinaPalestrina is an ancient city and comune with a population of about 18,000, in Lazio, c. 35 km east of Rome...
, PalombaraPalombara Sabina- Main sights:*Savelli-Torlonia Castle, built from the 11th century by the Ottaviani, a branch of the Crescentii family of Rome. Antipope Innocent III was arrested here in 1180. It was acquired by Luca Savelli, a nephew of pope Honorius III, in 1250, whence the current name...
, PoliPoli, ItalyPoli is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy. It is located in the Monti Prenestini area. It is also the birthplace of Cardinal Agostino Vallini.-Main sights:*Palazzo Conti...
, SubiacoSubiaco, ItalySubiaco is a town and comune in the Province of Rome, in Lazio, Italy, from Tivoli alongside the river Aniene. It is mainly renowned as a tourist and religious resort for its sacred grotto , in the St. Benedict's Abbey, and the other Abbey of St. Scholastica...
, Tivoli, VicovaroVicovaroVicovaro is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 45 km northeast of Rome....
. - VelletriVelletriVelletri is an Italian town of 53,298 inhabitants. It is a comune in the province of Rome, on the Alban Hills, in Lazio - Italy. It is bounded by other communes of Rocca di Papa, Lariano, Cisterna di Latina, Artena, Aprilia, Nemi, Genzano di Roma, Lanuvio...
; cantons: AlbanoAlbano LazialeAlbano Laziale is a comune in the province of Rome, on the Alban Hills, in Latium, central Italy. It is also a suburb of Rome, which is 25 km distant. It is bounded by other communes of Castel Gandolfo, Rocca di Papa, Ariccia and Ardea. Located in the Castelli Romani area of Lazio...
, Cori, FrascatiFrascatiFrascati is a town and comune in the province of Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is located south-east of Rome, on the Alban Hills close to the ancient city of Tusculum. Frascati is closely associated with science, being the location of several international scientific...
, GenzanoGenzanoGenzano may refer to a pair of Italian municipalities:*Genzano di Roma, in the Province of Rome*Genzano di Lucania, in the Province of Potenza...
, MarinoMarinoMarino, Mariño or Maryino may refer to:In places:* Marino, Lazio, a town in the province of Rome, Italy* Marino, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide* Marino, County Down in Northern Ireland...
, Norma, PalianoPalianoPaliano is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of central Italy.- History :Paliano was the seat of a branch of the powerful Colonna family whose head was Lord, then Duke, then Prince of Paliano. Their fortress dominates the town...
, SegniSegniSegni is an Italian town and comune located in Lazio. The city is situated on a hilltop in the Lepini Mountains, and overlooks the valley of the Sacco River.-Early history:...
, SezzeSezzeSezze is a town and comune in the Province of Latina, Italy, about 65 km south of Rome and 10 km from the Mediterranean coast. The historical center of Sezze is located on a high hill commanding the Pontine plain....
, TerracineTerracinaTerracina is a town and comune of the province of Latina - , Italy, 76 km SE of Rome by rail .-Ancient times:...
, ValmontoneValmontoneValmontone is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 45 km southeast of Rome.-Geography:...
, Velletri. - ViterboViterboSee also Viterbo, Texas and Viterbo UniversityViterbo is an ancient city and comune in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo. It is approximately 80 driving / 80 walking kilometers north of GRA on the Via Cassia, and it is surrounded by the Monti Cimini and...
; cantons: Bagnorea, BraccianoBraccianoBracciano is a small town in the Italian region of Lazio, 30 km northwest of Rome. The town is famous for its volcanic lake and for a particularly well-preserved medieval castle Castello Orsini-Odescalchi...
, CaninoCaninoCanino is a town and comune of Italy, in the province of Viterbo in the internal part of Maremma Laziale. It is 15 km W of Valentano and 44 km NW of Viterbo....
, CaprarolaCaprarolaCaprarola is a town and comune in the province of Viterbo, in the Lazio region of central Italy. The village is situated in a range of volcanic hills known as the Cimini Mounts....
, Civita CastellanaCivita CastellanaCivita Castellana is a town and comune in the province of Viterbo, 65 km north of Rome.Mount Soracte lies about 10 km to the south-east.-History:...
, Civita VecchiaCivitavecchiaCivitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The harbor is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse...
, Corneto , Monte-fiasconeMontefiasconeMontefiascone is a town and comune of the province of Viterbo, Italy, located on a hill on the southeast side of Lake Bolsena, 95 km north of GRA .-History:...
, MorlupoMorlupoMorlupo is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 30 km north of Rome. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,230 and an area of 23.9 km²....
, OrteOrteOrte is a comune in the province of Viterbo, in the Italian region Latium Lazio, located about 60 km north of Rome and about 24 km east of Viterbo. As of 31 December 2006, Orte had a population of 8,364....
, RonciglioneRonciglioneRonciglione is a city and comune in the province of Viterbo, Lazio , c. 20 km from Viterbo. The city is located in the Cimini mountains, over two tuff scarps, on the SE slope of the former volcano crater now housing the Vico's Lake....
, Toscanella, ValentanoValentanothumb|250px|View of Valentano.Valentano is a town and comune of the province of Viterbo, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is 33 km from the provincial capital, Viterbo.left|thumb|220px|Rocca Farnese in Valentano....
, VetrallaVetrallaVetralla is a town and comune in the Province of Viterbo, in central Italy, 11 km to the south of that city, located on a shoulder of Monte Fogliano.-History:...
, VignanelloVignanelloVignanello is a comune in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about 60 km northwest of Rome and about 14 km southeast of Viterbo...
, Viterbo.