Bouches-de-l'Escaut


Bouches-de-l'Escaut was a department of the First French Empire in the present-day Netherlands. It was formed in 1810, when the Kingdom of Holland was annexed by France. Its territory corresponded with the present-day Dutch province of Zeeland, minus Zeelandic Flanders, which was part of the department of Escaut. Its capital was Middelburg.
The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons :
Its population in 1812 was 76,820, and its area was 63,000 hectares.
After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the department became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.