# Ems-Occidental

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Former French department (1811–1814)

Location of Ems-Occidental in France (1812)

Ems-Occidental within the northern French Empire (1811)

**Ems-Occidental** (French pronunciation: [\[ɛms ɔksidɑ̃tal\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French); [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language): *Wester Eems*; [German](/source/German_language): *West-Ems*; all lit. 'Western [Ems](/source/Ems_(river))') was a [department](/source/Departments_of_France) of the [First French Empire](/source/First_French_Empire) in the present-day [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) and [Germany](/source/Germany). It was formed in 1810, when the [Kingdom of Holland](/source/Kingdom_of_Holland) was annexed by France. Its territory corresponded more or less with the present Dutch provinces of [Groningen](/source/Groningen_(province)) and [Drenthe](/source/Drenthe). Its capital was [Groningen](/source/Groningen_(city)). The department was subdivided into the following [arrondissements](/source/Arrondissement) and [cantons](/source/Canton_(administrative_division)) (situation in 1812):[1]

- [Groningen](/source/Groningen_(city)), cantons: [Groningen](/source/Groningen_(city)) (2 cantons), [Hoogezand](/source/Hoogezand), [Leek](/source/Leek%2C_Netherlands) and [Zuidhorn](/source/Zuidhorn).

- [Appingedam](/source/Appingedam), cantons: [Appingedam](/source/Appingedam), [Loppersum](/source/Loppersum), [Middelstum](/source/Middelstum) and [Winsum](/source/Winsum).

- [Assen](/source/Assen), cantons: [Assen](/source/Assen), [Dalen](/source/Dalen), [Hoogeveen](/source/Hoogeveen) and [Meppel](/source/Meppel).

- [Winschoten](/source/Winschoten), cantons: [Jemgum](/source/Jemgum), [Wedde](/source/Wedde), [Weener](/source/Weener) and [Winschoten](/source/Winschoten).

Its population in 1812 was 191,100.[1]

After [Napoleon](/source/Napoleon_I_of_France) was defeated in 1814, the department became part of the [United Kingdom of the Netherlands](/source/United_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands), except the canton of [Jemgum](/source/Jemgum) and most of [Weener](/source/Weener), which became part of the [Kingdom of Hanover](/source/Kingdom_of_Hanover) (presently part of [Lower Saxony](/source/Lower_Saxony), [Germany](/source/Germany)).

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gallica_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gallica_1-1) [Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII](http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k204214z/f393.image), p. 397-398, accessed in [Gallica](/source/Gallica) 24 July 2013 (in French)

v t e Annexed departments of the French First Republic (1792–1804) and of the French First Empire (1804–1814) Ionian Islands Corcyre Ithaque Mer-Égée Austrian Netherlands Deux-Nèthes Dyle Escaut Forêts Jemmape Lys Meuse-Inférieure Ourthe Sambre-et-Meuse Old Swiss Confederacy Léman Mont-Terrible Simplon Kingdom of Holland Bouches-de-la-Meuse Bouches-de-l'Escaut Bouches-de-l'Yssel Bouches-du-Rhin Ems-Occidental Frise Yssel-Supérieur Zuyderzée Holy Roman Empire Bouches-de-l'Elbe Bouches-du-Weser Ems-Oriental Ems-Supérieur Lippe Mont-Tonnerre Rhin-et-Moselle Roer Sarre Italian states Alpes-Maritimes Apennins Arno Doire Gênes Marengo Méditerranée Mont-Blanc Montenotte Ombrone Pô Rome Sésia Stura Tanaro Taro Trasimène Kingdom of Spain Bouches-de-l'Èbre Montserrat merged as Bouches-de-l'Èbre-Montserrat Sègre Ter merged as Sègre-Ter Austrian Empire Illyrian Provinces (autonomous) See also Left Bank of the Rhine Departments of the First French Empire French rule in the Ionian Islands (1797–1799) 1807–1814 Incorporation (Netherlands) French departments of Catalonia

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