1801.] Defcription of all the Departments of the French Republic. | 
Department of the Forefis.—T his depart- 
‘ment is one of the nine formed of part of 
Hainault, and the ci-devant Auftrian 
Flanders, Brabant, and the country of 
- Liege, and the duchy of Luxemburg. It 
is bounded on the north by the depart- 
ments of the Ourthe, of the Sambre and 
Meufe, and of the Rhine and Mofelle; on 
the eaft, by this laft and that of Sarre; on 
the fouth by thofe of the Mofelle, the 
Meute,and the Ardennes; this laft, with that 
of the Sambre and Meufe, bounds it on 
the weft. Its fuperficies is about 1,353,952 
fquare acres, or 691,035 hectares ; its po- 
pulation is about 194,011 individuals. 
it is divided into four communal dif- 
triéts. 
Department of Gard.—This department 
is one of thofe formed of Languedoc. 
. 1t is bounded onthe north by the.depart- 
ments-of Ardeche and Lozere; on the 
eaft, by the departments of Vauclufe and 
Mouths of the Rhene ; on the fouth, by 
this laft, the Mediterranean, and the de- 
_ partment of Herault, which, with part of 
Aveyron, bounds it likewife on the weft. 
its fuperficies is about 1,175,044 {quare 
acres, or 599,723 heétares ; its popula- 
tion is about 309,802 individuals. 
divided into four communal diftriéts. 
Department of Upper Garonne.—This 
department is one of the feven formed of 
Languedoc, Comminge, &c. It is bound- 
ed on the north by the departments of 
Tarn, Lot, Lot and Garonne, and Gers ; 
on the eaft, by the departments of Tarn, 
Aude, and Arriege ; on the fouth, by the 
departments of Arriege, the Pyrenees, and 
the departments of Upper Pyrenees, which, 
’ with that of Gers, bounds it, on the weft. 
its fuperficies isabout 1,481,083 fquare 
acres, or 755,921 hectares ; its popula- 
tion is about 404,936 individuals. It is 
divided into five communal diftri@s. 
Department of Gers.—One of the four 
departments formed of Guienne. ‘It is 
bounded on the north by the department 
of Lot and Garonne, and part of that of 
Landes; on the eaft, by the department of 
Upper Garonne; on the fouth, by the de- 
partments of Upper Garonne and Upper 
Pyrenees; and onthe weft, by the depart- 
ments of Lower Pyrenees and Landes. Its 
fuperficies is about 1,312,926 {quare acres, 
er 670,096 hectares; its population is 
about 288,555 individuals, It is divided 
into five communal diftri&s. 
Department of Gironde.—This is one of 
the four formed of Guienne. It is bounded 
on the north by the department of Lower 
Charente ; on the eaft, by the departments 
of Dordogne and Lot and Garonne; on 
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the fouth, by that of Lafdes; and on the 
welt, by the ocean. Its fuperficies is about 
2,121,055 {quareacres, or 1,082,552 hec- 
tares; its population is about 557,558 
individuals. It is divided into fix commu- 
nal diftriéts. 
Department of Golo.—This department 
is one of the two formed of the Ifland of 
Corfica. 
eaft by the Mediterranean ; on the fouth, 
by the department of Liamone ; and cn 
the weft, by the Mediterranean. Its fu- 
perficies is about 1,017,472 fquare acres, 
or 519,301 he€tares; its population is - 
about 157,874 individuals. It is divided 
into three communal diftricts. 
Department -of Herault.—This departs 
ment is one of ‘thofe formed of Languedoc. 
It is bounded on the north by the depart- 
ments of Gard and of Aveyron ; on the 
eait, by the department of Gard and the 
Mediterranean, which likewife wafhes it 
on the fouth; and on the weft, by thofe of 
Auce and Tarn. Its fuperficies is about 
1,236,198 (quare acres, or 630,935 hec- 
tares ; its population is about 273,452 in- 
dividuals. It jis divided into four com- 
muna] diftriéts. 
Department of Ille and Vilaine.—~This 
is one of the five departments formed of 
Brittany. It is bounded on the north by 
the ocean, and the department of the 
Channel; on the eaft, by the department of 
Mayenne; on the foutl, by the department 
of Lower Loire ; and onthe weft, by the 
departments of the Coafts of the North 
and Morbihan. Its {uperficies is about 
¥5336,205 {quare acres, or 681,977 hec= 
tares; its populaticn is about $11,340 
individuals. It is divided into fix commu- 
nal diftri&ts. 
Department of Indre.-—This department 
is the fecond of the twocompofed of Ber- 
It is bounded on the north by the de- 
partments of Cher, Loir and Cher, and 
Indre and Loire; on-the eaft, by that of 
Cher; on the fouth, by. thofe of Creu, 
Upper Vienne, and Vienne; and on the 
welt, by that of Vienne, and that of Indre 
and Loire. Its fuperficies is about 
1,347,536 {quare acres, or 687,750 hec- 
tares ; its population is about 216,882 in- 
dividuals. 1t is divided into four com- 
munal diftrists. > 
Department of Iedre and Lire.—This 
department is formed of Touraine. It is 
bounded on the north by the department of 
Loire and, Cher and of Sarthe ; on the eaft, 
by thofe of Loire and Cher and of Indre ; 
on the fouth, by thofe of Indre and Vi- 
enne ; and@ cn the weft, by that of May- 
enne and Loire. Its fuperficies is about 
3 F 1,229,799 
Itis bounded on the north and ~- 
