Marengo department

The Marengo department, bottom center

Marengo is a former French department .

The name is derived from the battle of Marengo (a suburb of Alessandria ) in 1800.

It was founded on September 11, 1801 from parts of the annexed Piedmont and existed until 1814. Today, the area belongs to the provinces of Alessandria and Asti .

There were three arrondissements with the following cantons:

• Alessandria: Felizzano , Valenza , Castellazzo , Cassine , Sezzé , Bosco ,
• Asti: Cocconato , Castelnuovo , Montafia , Villanova d'Asti , Montechiaro , Tigliole , San Damiano , Portacomaro , Rocca d'Arazzo , Costigliole , Mombercelli , Canelli ,
• Casale: Gabiano , Moncalvo , Pontestura , Rosignano , Ticineto , Montemagno , San Salvatore .