Old communes of Ain

This page lists all the old communes of the Département of Ain which existed since the French revolution, as well as creations and the official modifications of name.

The list does not contain the simple modifications of the territory of a commune (passage of a hamlet of a commune with another, for example).

Information before 1943 can be incomplete.

Fusion

*: creation of a new commune

1975

1974

1973

1972

1971

1966

1965

1964

1962

1943

1942

1883

1837

1827

  • Agnereins > Villeneuve

1826

1812

1797

1796

1793

1792

1790

Creation and re-establishment

1927

  • Crépieux-the-Pope by dismemberment of the commune of Rillieux

1910

  • Mijoux by dismemberment of the commune of Gex

1908

1900

1897

  • Villieu by dismemberment of the commune of Loyes

1873

  • Outriaz by dismemberment of the commune of Lantenay

1872

1867

1865

1863

1858

  • Comfort and Vanchy by dismemberment of the commune of Lancrans

1857

1855

1846

1845

1835

  • Bettant by dismemberment of the commune of Saint-Denis-the-Chosson

1833

1829

1827

1826

  • Pougny by dismemberment of the commune of Collonges

1817

1809

1800

  • Forens by dismemberment of the commune of Chézery

1793

  • Gravels by dismemberment of the commune of Saint-Martin-of-Mount
  • the Scrapers by dismemberment of the commune of Certines
  • Roissiat by dismemberment of the commune of Courmangoux
  • Serraz by dismemberment of the commune of Germagnat
  • Thol by dismemberment of the commune of Neuville-on-Ain
  • Toulongeon by dismemberment of the commune of Germagnat

Modification of official name

2006

1998

1994

1991

1983

1979

1972

1962

1958

1957

1956

1955

1954

1947

1932

1905

  • Vanchy > Coupy

1886

1883

1879

  • Cattle sheds > Gird

1859

  • Musinens > Bellegarde

Change of department

1967

The following communes were detached from the Département of Ain and were attached to the department of the the Rhone at the time of the creation of the Urban community of Lyon:

Change of country

1815

The following communes were detached from the department of the Léman and were attached to the canton of Geneva:
  • Large-Saconnex Collex-Bossy
  • Prégny
  • Meyrin
  • Sliding gauge
  • Versoix
The other communes of the country of Gex found the department of Ain.

Sources

  • charts of Cassini, database on the history of the common Frenchwomen
  • CommunesGenWeb, history of the communes to the service of the genealogy

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