452 Defcription of all the Departments of the French Republic. [ June 2, 
by thofe of the Forefts, and of the Ar- 
dennes ; and on the weft, by thofe of the 
Ardennes, and of Jemmappes. Its fu- 
perficies is about 897,211 fquare acres, 
or'457,922 he&tares. Its population is 
about 150,054 individuals. It is divided 
into four communal diftriéts. 
Department of Upper Saone.—This de- 
partment is one of the three formed of 
Franche Comté. It is bounded on the 
north by the departments of the Vofges, 
and of Upper Marne; on the eaft, by that 
of Upper Rhine; on the fouth, by thofe 
of Doubs, and of Jura; and on the weft, 
by thofe of Cote d’Or, and of Upper 
Marne. Its fuperficies is about 358,051 
fquare acres, or 437,936 hectares ; its po- 
pulation is about 284,073 individuals, It 
is divided into three communal diftricts. 
Department of Saone and Loire.—This 
department is one of thofe formed of Bur- 
gundy, &c. It is bounded on the north 
by the departments of Jura, of Cote d’Or, 
and of Niévre; on the eaft, by thofe of 
Jura, and of Ain; on the fouth, by thofe 
of Ain, of the Rhone, and of the Loire; 
and on the weft, by thofe of Allier, and 
of Niévre.Its fuperficies is about 1,680,457 
fquare acres, or 857,678 heétares ; its po- 
pulation is about 440,773 individuals, 
It is divided into five communal diftriéts. 
Department of Sarthe. —T his department 
is one of the four formed of Le Maine and 
Anjou. It is bounded on the north by the 
department of Orne; on the eaft, by thofe 
of Eure and Loire, and of Loir and Cher ; 
on the fouth, by thofe of Indre and Loire, 
and of Mayenne and Loire; and on the 
weft, by thatof Mayenne. Its fuperficies 
is about 1,252,539 fquare acres, or 
639,276 he&tares; its population is about 
381,241 individuals. It is divided into 
four communal diftriés. 
Department of the Seine. —This depart- 
is formed of a portion of the Ifle of France. 
It is furrounded on all fides by the depart- 
ment of Seine and Oife. Its fuperficies is 
about 98,902 fquare acres, or 50,478 hec- 
tares; its population is about 738,522 
individuals. It is divided into three com- 
munal diftriés. 
Depariment of Lower Seiae.—This_ is 
one of the five departments formed of Nor- 
mandy and the northern part of Perche, 
It is bounded on the north by the Channel; 
on the eaft, by the departments of Somme, 
and of Oife; on the fouth, by the depart- 
ment of Eure; and on the wef, by the 
Channel. Its fuperficies is about 
1,163,457 {quare acres, Or 593,810 hec- 
tares ; its population is about 640,890 in- 
dividuals. 
nal diftriéts. 
Department of Seine and Marne.—This 
department is one of thofe formed of Ea 
Brie, and of the Gatinois. It is bounded 
on the north by the departments of Aifne, 
and of Oife; on the eaft, by thofe of 
Aifne, of the Marne, and of Aube; on 
the fouth, by thofe of Yonne, and of 
Loiret; and on the weft, by that of Seine 
and Oife. Its fuperficies is about 1,167,710 
{quare acres, or 595,980 hectares ; its po. 
pulation is about 293,159 individuals. 
It is divided into five communal diftriéts. 
Department of Seine and Oife.—This 
department is one of thofe formed of the 
Ifle of France. It is bounded on the 
north by the departments of Oife, and of 
Eure ; on the eaft, by that of Seine and 
Marne; on the fouth, by the departments 
of Seine and Marne, of the Loiret, and of 
Eure and Loire; and on the weft, by this 
laft, and that of Eure. It has, in its cen- 
tre, thatof Seine. Its fuperficies is about 
1,126,685 {quare acres, or 575,042 hec- 
tares; its population is about 437,604 in- 
dividuals. Itis divided into five com- 
munal diftricts. . 
Department of the Two Sevres.—This 
department is one of the three compofed of 
Poitou, znd of the Marches. It is bound- 
It is divided into five commu- 
-ed on the north by the department 
of Mayenne and Loire; on the eaft, by 
that of Vienne; on the fouth, by thofe of 
Charente, and of Lower Charente; and — 
on the weft, by the department of La 
Vendée. Its fuperficies is about 1,184,353 
{quare acres, or 604,474 heétares; its 
population is about 256,057 individuals. 
It is divided into four communal diftriéts. ~ 
Department of the Somme.—This de- 
partment is one of thofe formed of Picardy. 
It is bounded on the north by the depart 
ment of Pas de Calais; on the eaft, by the 
departments of the North, and of Aifne; 
on the fouth, by the departments of Oife, 
and of Lower Seine; and on the weft, by 
the Channel, Its fuperficies is about 
1,184,318 fquare acres, or 604,456 hec- 
tares; its population is about 466,998 in- - 
dividuals. It is divided into five commu- 
nal diftri&s. 
Department of the Tarn. —This depart- 
ment is one of thofe formed of Upper 
Languedoc and the Albigeois. It is’ 
bounded on the north by the department 
of Aveyron; on the eaft, by thofe of He- 
rault, and of Aveyron; on the fouth, by 
thofe of Aude, and of Upper Garonne; 
and on the welt, by thofe of Upper Gas 
ronne, and of Lot. Its {uperficies is about 
1,130,573- 
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