Dyle (department)

The Département de la Dyle ( German department of the Dyle; Dutch Department van de Dyle ) was a 1795 to 1814 the French State belonging to the department on the territory of the present Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and the Brussels -Capital Region.

Capital (Chef -lieu ) of the department or office of the prefecture was the city of Brussels.

The Department had an area of ​​3,428 square kilometers and in 1812 a total of 431 969 inhabitants.

History

The Department was created in 1795 out of the Duchy of Brabant, Hainaut parts of the county ( area around Hall ) and other small areas. It was named after the river Dyle ( in present-day Dutch Dyle ).

After the defeat of Napoleon in the area in 1814 came to the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and 1830 to the Kingdom of Belgium and of the province of Brabant was assigned.

One of the prefects was Louis - Gustave de Doulcet Pontécoulant.

Structure

The Department was divided into three arrondissements and 38 cantons, while peace judicial districts and 388 municipalities divided:

First French Empire County of Hainaut Halle, Belgium Dijle Cantons of France Anderlecht Asse La Hulpe Court-Saint-Étienne Zaventem Uccle Vilvoorde Aarschot Diest Glabbeek Grez-Doiceau Haacht Tienen Zoutleeuw Genappe Herne, Belgium Perwez Wavre French period
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