abstract:The Ligurian Republic () was a short-lived French client republic formed by Napoleon on 14 June 1797. It consisted of the old Republic of Genoa which covered most of the Ligurian region of Northwest Italy, and the small Imperial fiefs owned by the House of Savoy inside its territory.
Menton is the lowestlevelofadministrativedivisionintheFrenchRepublic located on the Franco-Italian border, within the confines of the Coted'Azur and the LigurianAlps.