Sègre (department) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Department of Sègre
Département du Sègre
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| Department of the First French Empire | |||||||||
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.svg) Department of Sègre within France, 1812 |
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| Today part of | Andorra Spain |
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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.
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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
In Spanish: Segre (departamento) para niños
