Sarre (department)

Sarre was a department created by the First French Republic and now part of Germany and Belgium. Named after the river Saar (French: Sarre), it was created in 1798 in the aftermath of the Treaty of Campo Formio of 18 October 1797 which ceded the left bank of the Rhine to France. The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812): Its population in 1812 was 277,596, and its area was 493,513 hectares.

Sarre (department)

Sarre was a department created by the First French Republic and now part of Germany and Belgium. Named after the river Saar (French: Sarre), it was created in 1798 in the aftermath of the Treaty of Campo Formio of 18 October 1797 which ceded the left bank of the Rhine to France. The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812): Its population in 1812 was 277,596, and its area was 493,513 hectares.