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Lys (department)
Former French department (1795–1814)
Former French department (1795–1814)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| native_name | fr |
| nl | |
| conventional_long_name | Department of Lys |
| common_name | Lys |
| year_start | 1795 |
| year_end | 1814 |
| image_map | Lys departement (1812).svg |
| image_map_caption | Location of Lys in France (1812) |
| official_languages | French |
| common_languages | Dutch |
| status | Department of the French First Republic and French First Empire |
| admin_center_type | Chef-lieu |
| admin_center | Bruges |
| stat_year1 | 1784 |
| stat_pop1 | 444,260 |
| ref_pop1 | |
| stat_year2 | 1804 |
| stat_pop2 | 461,659 |
| ref_pop2 | |
| stat_year3 | 1805 |
| stat_pop3 | 471,689 |
| ref_pop3 | |
| stat_year4 | 1812 |
| stat_pop4 | 491,143 |
| ref_pop4 | |
| event_start | Creation |
| date_start | 1 October |
| event_end | Treaty of Paris, disestablished |
| date_end | 30 May |
| p1 | County of Flanders |
| flag_p1 | Austrian Netherlands national flag - Marko de Haeck.png |
| s1 | West Flanders |
| flag_s1 | Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg |
| today |
nl
- Belgium Lys (, ) was a department of the French First Republic and French First Empire in present-day Belgium. It was named after the river Lys (Leie). It was created on 1 October 1795, when the Austrian Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège were officially annexed by the French Republic. Prior to this annexation, its territory was part of the County of Flanders. Its Chef-lieu was Bruges.
The department was subdivided into the following four arrondissements and cantons (as of 1812):
- Bruges: Ardoye, Bruges (5 cantons), Ghistelles, Ostende, Ruysselede, Thielt and Thourout (2 cantons).
- Courtray: Avelghem, Courtray (4 cantons), Haerelbeke, Ingelmunster, Menin, Meulebeke, Moozeele, Oost-roosebeke and Roulers.
- Furnes: Dixmude, Furnes, Haeringhe and Nieuport.
- Ypres: Elverdinge, Hooglede, Messines, Pashendaele, Poperinghe, Wervicq and Ypres (2 cantons).
After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the department became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its territory corresponded perfectly with the present-day Belgian province of West Flanders.
Administration
Prefects
The Prefect was the highest state representative in the department.
| Term start | Term end | Office holder |
|---|---|---|
| 2 March 1800 | 9 February 1804 | François Marie Joseph Justin de Viry |
| 9 February 1804 | 12 May 1808 | François Bernard de Chauvelin |
| 30 November 1810 | 25 August 1811 | Pierre Amédée Vincent Joseph Marie Arborio-Biamino |
| 25 August 1811 | 30 May 1814 | Jean François Soult |
General Secretaries
The General Secretary was the deputy to the Prefect.
| Term start | Term end | Office holder |
|---|---|---|
| 2 March 1800 | 30 May 1814 | Auguste Henissart |
Subprefects of Bruges
Until 1811, the Prefect also held the office of Subprefect of Bruges.
| Term start | Term end | Office holder | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| last=Tulard | first=Jean & Marie-José | title=Napoléon et 40 millions de sujets: La centralisation et le premier empire | date=2014 | page=1833 | publisher=Tallandier | isbn=9791021001480 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kp5SCwAAQBAJ&q=sous+pr%C3%A9fets+de+furnes+van+den+busche&pg=PA1833}} | 30 May 1814 | Delanghe |
Subprefects of Courtray
| Term start | Term end | Office holder |
|---|---|---|
| 25 April 1800 | 3 May 1801 | Jean Baptiste De Burck |
| 3 May 1801 | 3 May 1802 | Constant |
| 3 May 1802 | 30 May 1814 | Antoine Alexis Joseph Picquet |
Subprefects of Furnes
| Term start | Term end | Office holder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April 1800 | 1 September 1801 | Van den Bussche | |
| 1 September 1801 | 3 May 1802 | Antoine Alexis Joseph Picquet | |
| 3 May 1802 | 25 March 1807 | Philippe Jacques Herwyn | |
| 25 March 1807 | 21 September 1808 | Nicolas Charles Joseph Dubois | |
| 21 September 1808 | 8 April 1813 | Delaëter | |
| 8 April 1813 | 30 May 1814 | F. Heim |
Subprefects of Ypres
| Term start | Term end | Office holder |
|---|---|---|
| 25 April 1800 | 30 May 1814 | Arnould Claude Gallois |
References
References
- (1804). "Mémoire statistique du département de la Lys". Imprimerie de Sa Majesté.
- (1805). "Annuaire du Département de la Lys". Imprimerie de Sa Majesté.
- (1812). "Almanach Impérial". Imprimerie de Sa Majesté.
- Duvergier, Jean-Baptiste. (1835). "Collection complète des lois, décrets, ordonnances, réglemens et avis du Conseil d'état, t. 8".
- Archives Nationales. "VIRY, François Marie Joseph Justin de".
- Archives Nationales. "CHAUVELIN, Bernard François de".
- Archives Nationales. "BIAMINO ARBORIO, Pierre Amédée Vincent Joseph Marie".
- Archives Nationales. "SOULT, Jean François".
- Tulard, Jean & Marie-José. (2014). "Napoléon et 40 millions de sujets: La centralisation et le premier empire". Tallandier.
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