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Sambre-et-Meuse was the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium. It was named after the rivers Sambre and Meuse. Its capital was Namur.
The departement came into existence in 1795, when the Southern Netherlands were occupied by the French. It was formed from most of the county of Namur and parts of the bishopric of Liège and the duchies of Brabant and Luxembourg.
After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the departement became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its territory is presently divided over the Belgian provinces Namur and Luxembourg (a small part).
The departement was divided into the following arrondissements and cantons:
- Namur, cantons: Andenne, Dhuy, Fosses-la-Ville, Gembloux and Namur.
- Dinant, cantons: Beauraing, Ciney, Dinant, Florennes and Walcourt.
- Marche-en-Famenne, cantons: Durbuy, Erezée, Havelange, La Roche-en-Ardenne, Marche-en-Famenne and Rochefort.
- Saint-Hubert, cantons: Gedinne, Nassogne, Saint-Hubert and Wellin.
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