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Department of Sègre
Département du Sègre
Department of the First French Empire
1812–1813
Flag of Sègre
Departamento del Segre (1812).svg
Department of Sègre within France, 1812
History  
• Established
1812
• Disestablished
1813
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Principality of Catalonia
Sègre-Ter
Today part of Andorra
Spain

Sègre (pronounced "Seg-ruh") was a special area, like a province, that belonged to the First French Empire. This was a big empire led by Napoleon Bonaparte. Sègre was located in what is now parts of Spain and Andorra. It was named after the Segre River.

The area of Sègre included the country of Andorra. However, another nearby area called Val d'Aran, which is in the Pyrenees mountains, became part of a different French area called Haute-Garonne.

Sègre: A French Department

Sègre became a French "department" on January 26, 1812. This happened when a region called Catalonia was taken over by the French Empire.

Important Towns in Sègre

Sègre had a main city called Puigcerdà. This was where the "prefect" lived and worked. A prefect was like a governor in charge of the department.

The only prefect for Sègre was Jean Louis Rieul de Viefville des Essarts. He was in charge from February 1812 until 1813.

Other important towns in Sègre were Talarn and Solsona. These towns had smaller offices that helped manage the department.

How Sègre Changed

In March 1813, Sègre was joined with another department called Ter. Together, they formed a new, larger department called Ter-et-Sègre.

This change was announced, but it was never officially written into law. This meant its legal status was a bit unclear.

The End of Sègre

The French Empire had been in the Iberian Peninsula (where Spain and Portugal are) since 1808. But in 1814, the French army left. When they left, all these French departments, including Sègre, stopped existing.


See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Segre (departamento) para niños

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