Forêts
former French department (1795-1814)
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Summary
Forêts is a department of France[1]. Forêts draws 293 Wikipedia views per month (department of france category, ranking #81 of 147).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3]
- Head of government: department prefect[4], André Joseph Jourdan[5]
- Instance of: former administrative territorial entity[6]
- Capital: Luxembourg[7]
- Shares border with: Sambre-et-Meuse[8], Ourthe[9], Sarre[10], Moselle[11], Meuse[12], Ardennes[13]
- Named after: Ardennes Forest[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement de Neufchâteau (Forêts)[15], Arrondissement de Luxembourg[16], arrondissement of Bittbourg[17], arrondissement of Diekirch[18]
- Commons category: Forêts (department)[19]
- Inception: October 1, 1795[20]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: May 30, 1814[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Forêts (department)[22]
- Population: 246,333[23]
- Official name: Forêts[24]
- Area: 6910.35 km²[25]
Why It Matters
Forêts has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Forêts is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]