Constantine (departement)

The Département de Constantine was a département français d' Algérie (about: Algerian French department ), which existed from 1848 to 1962.

Prehistory

The French Second Republic came out of the February Revolution. Its beginning was February 25. 1848. After a short period of coexistence of liberal and leftist forces, the moderate liberals prevailed, especially after the June uprising in 1848. When in December 1848 Louis Napoleon Bonaparte won the presidential election, the anti-revolutionary tendencies intensified.

History

Algeria was regarded as a French province and was made ​​official on December 9, 1848 Department. On this date three provinces were formed. The Regulation of the Council President ( Président du Conseil ) from December 9, 1848 and March 16, 1849, Article 1 stated:

" La division de l' Algérie en trois actuelle provinces est maintenue. Chaque province sera divisée en territoire civil et en territoire militaire. Le territoire de chaque civil province Formera un département. (Translation: The current breakdown of Algeria in three provinces is maintained Each province is divided into a civil and a military territory The civilian territory of each province will form a department. .. ) "

The three provinces met the three Beyliks of the State of Algeria, who had recently formed previously.

The city of Constantine was prefecture of the department, which included the whole of the East of Algeria. The other two were the Département d' Alger in the center of the country and the Département d' Oran in the west. The provinces of Algiers were completely départementalisiert at the beginning of the Third Republic (1870 ); the Département de Constantine had from then on an area of ​​about 192,000 km ².

It had several arrondissements with six sub - prefectures:

• Batna
• Bône
• Bougie, Guelma
• Philippe Ville
• Sétif.

Reorganization and independence

On August 7, 1955, the Département de Bône was created from the western part of the department of Constantine.