Sambre-et-Meuse () was a department of the French First Republic and French First Empire in present-day Belgium. It was named after the rivers Sambre and Meuse. It was created on 1 October 1795, when the Austrian Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège were officially annexed by the French Republic. Prior to this annexation, the territory included in the department had lain in the County of Namur, the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and the Duchies of Brabant and Luxembourg.
The Chef-lieu of the department was Namur. The department was subdivided into the following four arrondissements and cantons:
Namur: Andenne, Dhuy, Fosses, Gembloux and Namur (2 cantons). Dinant: Beauraing, Ciney, Dinant, Florennes and Walcourt. Marche: Durbuy, Érezée, Havelange, La Roche, Marche and Rochefort. Saint-Hubert: Gedinne, Nassogne, Saint-Hubert and Wellin.
After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the department was dissolved and later became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its territory is now divided between the Belgian provinces of Namur and Luxembourg.
Administration Prefects The Prefect was the highest state representative in the department. Term startTerm endOffice holder2 March 180017 April 1806Emmanuel Pérès de la Gesse3 January 181430 May 1814Jean Paul Alban de Villeneuve-Bargemon
Secretaries-General The Secretary-General was the deputy to the Prefect. Term startTerm endOffice holder2 March 1800?? ?? 1803Corneille Joseph Bauchau?? ?? 180330 May 1814L.A. Fallon
Subprefects of Dinant Term startTerm endOffice holder23 April 18007 April 1813Louis Joseph Delevingne7 April 181330 May 1814Claude François Prudhomme
Subprefects of Marche Term startTerm endOffice holder23 April 180024 May 1800Dewal24 May 180030 May 1814Jacques François Joseph Briart
Subprefects of Namur The office of Subprefect of Namur was held by the Prefect until 1811. Term startTerm endOffice holder14 January 181130 May 1814Edouard Auxy
Subprefects of Saint-Hubert Term startTerm endOffice holder23 April 180030 May 1814Louis Dieudonné Joseph Dewez
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