{{Short description|Former French department (1811–1814)}} [[File:Frise departement (1812).svg|thumb|Location of Frise in France (1812)]] [[File:Departments of French Empire Frise 1811.svg|right|thumb|Frise within the northern French Empire (1811)]]
'''Frise''' ({{IPA|fr|fʁiz|lang}}) was a [[departments of France|department]] of the [[First French Empire]] in the present-day [[Netherlands]]. It was formed in 1811, after the [[Kingdom of Holland]] was annexed by France. It was named after [[Friesland]]: "Frise" {{IPA|fr|fʁiz|}} in French. It was the successor of the [[Friesland Department]], which was formed in 1802. Its territory roughly corresponded with the present-day Dutch province of [[Friesland]].
Its capital was [[Leeuwarden]]. The department was subdivided into the following [[arrondissement]]s and [[canton (administrative division)|cantons]] (situation in 1812):<ref name=Gallica>[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k204214z/f401.image Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII], p. 404-405, accessed in [[Gallica]] 24 July 2013 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
* [[Leeuwarden]], cantons: [[Burgum|Bergum]], [[Buitenpost]], [[Dokkum]], [[Dronrijp]], [[Franeker]], [[Hallum]], [[Harlingen, Netherlands|Harlingen]], [[Holwerd]] and [[Leeuwarden]] (2 cantons). * [[Heerenveen]], cantons: [[Akkrum]], [[Beetsterzwaag]], [[Heerenveen]] and [[Oldeberkoop]]. * [[Sneek]], cantons: [[Bolsward]], [[Hindeloopen]], [[Lemmer]], [[Raerd|Rauwerd]] and [[Sneek]].
Its population in 1812 was 175,400, and its area was 279,835 hectares.<ref name=Gallica/>
After [[Napoleon]] was defeated in 1813, the department became part of the [[United Kingdom of the Netherlands]].
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{{Annexed departments of the First French Empire}}
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