Dyle (Dutch: Dijle) is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium. It was named after the river Dijle, which flows through the département. Its territory corresponds more or less with that of the Belgian provinces Walloon Brabant, Flemish Brabant and Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital was Brussels. The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... The First French Empire, commonly known as the French Empire, the Napoleonic Empire or simply as The Empire, covers the period of the domination of France and much of continental Europe by Napoleon I of France. ... Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... The Brussels-Capital Region (French: R gion de Bruxelles-Capitale, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, German: Region Br ssel-Hauptstadt) or Brussels Region (French: R gion Bruxelloise, Dutch: Brusselse Gewest) is one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the de facto capital of the European Union, as two of its three main institutions have their headquarters...

The département came into existence in 1795, when the Southern Netherlands were occupied by the French. The département de la Dyle was formed from the southern part of the duchy of Brabant, part of the county of Hainault (Halle) and some smaller territories. See the 130 départements of the Napoleonic Empire. The Southern Netherlands were a portion of the Low Countries controlled by Spain (1579-1713), Austria (1713-1794) and France (1794-1815) that became separated from the United Provinces during the Eighty Years War (1568-1648) after the Oath of Abjuration of 1581. ... Brabant is a former duchy in the Low Countries. ... Hainault is a place in the London Borough of Redbridge. ... Halle (French: Hal) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ...

It was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons: An arrondissement is an administrative division in some francophone countries: France Paris Main article: Arrondissements of Paris The city of Paris, in France is divided into 20 arrondissements. ... A canton is a territorial subdivision of a country, e. ...

• Brussels, cantons: Anderlecht, Asse, Brussels, Halle, La Hulpe, Lennik, Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Uccle, Vilvoorde and Wolvertem.
• Leuven, cantons: Aarschot, Diest, Glabbeek, Grez, Haacht, Leuven, Tienen and Zoutleeuw.
• Nivelles, cantons: Genappe, Herne, Jodoigne, Nivelles, Perwez and Wavre.

After the defeat of Napoleon the département became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, as the province of Brabant. Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the de facto capital of the European Union, as two of its three main institutions have their headquarters... Anderlecht within the Brussels-Capital Region Anderlecht is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. ... Asse is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the de facto capital of the European Union, as two of its three main institutions have their headquarters... Halle (French: Hal) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... La Hulpe (Terhulpen in Dutch) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. ... Lennik is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Zaventem (formerly Saventhem) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Uccle within the Brussels-Capital Region Uccle (French) or Ukkel (Dutch) is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. ... Vilvoorde (French: Vilvorde) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Meise is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Leuven in 2004 Leuven (Louvain in French, Löwen in German) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, of which it is the capital. ... Aarschot is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Diest is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Glabbeek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Grez-Doiceau is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. ... Haacht is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Leuven in 2004 Leuven (Louvain in French, Löwen in German) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, of which it is the capital. ... Tienen (French: Tirlemont) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Zoutleeuw is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Nivelles is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. ... Genappe is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. ... Herne is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Jodoigne (Dutch: Geldenaken) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. ... Nivelles is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. ... Perwez is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. ... Wavre is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant, of which it is the capital. ... United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815 - 1830) (1839) (Dutch: Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, French: Royaume-Uni des Pays-Bas). ... Brabant is a former duchy in the Low Countries. ...