Jemmape (department)


Jemmape was a department of the First French Republic and of the First French Empire in present-day Belgium. It was named after the Battle of Jemappes, fought between the French and the Austrians in 1792 near the village of Jemappes, near Mons. Jemappes was spelled Jemmape, Jemmapes or Jemmappes at the time. Its territory corresponded more or less with that of the Belgian province of Hainaut. It was created on 1 October 1795, when the Austrian Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège were officially annexed by the French Republic. Before annexation, its territory lay in the County of Hainaut, Tournai and the Tournaisis, the County of Namur and the Bishopric of Liège.
The Chef-lieu of the department was Mons. The department was subdivided into the following three arrondissements and cantons:
After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the department was dissolved and later it became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands as the province of Hainaut.

Administration

Prefects

The Prefect was the highest state representative in the department.
Term startTerm endOffice holder
2 March 18001 February 1805Jean-Baptiste Étienne Garnier
1 February 18057 August 1810Patrice Charles Gislain De Coninck
7 August 18108 February 1812Jean-Baptiste Maximilien Villot de Fréville
8 February 18129 March 1812Benoît Joseph Holvoet
9 March 181230 May 1814Pierre-Clément de Laussat

Secretaries-General

The Secretary-General was the deputy to the Prefect.
Term startTerm endOffice holder
2 March 180030 May 1814Robert La Vallée

Subprefects of Charleroi

Subprefects of Mons

The office of Subprefect of Mons was held by the Prefect until 1811.
Term startTerm endOffice holder
14 January 181111 April 1811Philibert François Jean Baptiste Joseph Vander Haegen de Mussain
11 April 181130 May 1814Defraye de Schiplaecken

Subprefects of Tournai