Old communes of Charente
This page recalls all the old communes of the department of the Charente 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
1997
- Serious > Serious-Saint-Lover *
- Saint-Lover-of-Serious > Serious-Saint-Lover *
1994
- Trough > Trough-Saint-Medard *
- Saint M3edard's Day > Trough-Saint-Medard *
1974
- Embourie > Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie *
- Paizay-Naudouin > Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie *
1973
- Aizecq > Nanteuil-in-Valley
- Barbezieux > Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire *
- Bardenac > Brie-Bardenac * - (common restored in 1993)
- Blanzac > Blanzac-Porcheresse *
- Brie-under-Chalais > Brie-Bardenac * - (common restored in 1993)
- Cherves-of-Cognac > Cherves-Richemont *
- Cressac > Cressac-Saint-Genis *
- Louzac > Louzac-Saint-Andre *
- Messeux > Nanteuil-in-Valley
- Moutardon > Nanteuil-in-Valley
- Porcheresse > Blanzac-Porcheresse *
- Pougné > Nanteuil-in-Valley
- Richemont > Cherves-Richemont *
- Roullet > Roullet-Saint-Estèphe *
- Saint-Andrew > Louzac-Saint-Andre *
- Sainte-Marie > Chalais
- Saint-Est2ephe wine > Roullet-Saint-Estèphe *
- Saint-Genis-with-Blanzac > Cressac-Saint-Genis *
- Saint-Gervais > Nanteuil-in-Valley
- Saint-Hilaire > Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire *
- Sérignac > Chalais
1971
- Chantrezac > Roumazières-Loubert *
- Loubert-Madieu > Roumazières-Loubert *
- Magnac-Lavalette > Magnac-Lavalette-Villars *
- Roumazières > Roumazières-Loubert *
- Villars > Magnac-Lavalette-Villars *
1966
- Montmoreau > Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard *
- Saint-Cybard > Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard *
1946
- Saint-Christophe > Chalais
1881
- Chébrac > Montignac-Charente
1867
- Crouin > Cognac
- Saint Martin's day > Cognac
1857
- Blanzaguet > Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard *
- Boutiers > Boutiers-Saint-Trojan *
- Criteuil > Criteuil-la-Magdeleine *
- Magdeleine > Criteuil-la-Magdeleine *
- Saint-Cybard-the-Peyrat > Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard *
- Saint-Surin > Châteauneuf-on-Charente
- Saint-Trojan > Boutiers-Saint-Trojan *
1852
- Angles > Room-with Angles *
- Bathe > Bathe-Holy-Radegonde *
- Holy-Radegonde > Bathe-Holy-Radegonde *
- Salles > Room-with Angles *
1845
- Beaulieu-Cloulas > Dignac
- Laplaud > Loubert
- Small-Madieu the > Loubert
- Lignières > Lignières-Sonneville *
- Sonneville > Lignières-Sonneville *
1842
- the Vault > Saint-Aulais-the-Vault
- Châteaubernard > Cognac - (common restored in 1872)
- Conzac > Saint-Aulais-the-Vault
- Menècle > Rouffiac
- Saint-Martial > Rouffiac
1840
- Saint-Paul > Chazelles
1837
- Breuillaud > Ranville-Breuillaud *
- Châtelars-Larivière > Cherves-Châtelars *
- Cherves > Cherves-Châtelars *
- Fleurignac > Taponnat-Fleurignac *
- Herpes > Courbillac
- Peudry > Saint-Martial
- Plassac > Plassac-Rouffiac *
- Ranville > Ranville-Breuillaud *
- Rouffiac > Saint-Constant Plassac-Rouffiac *
- > Saint-Project-Saint-Constant *
- Saint-Project > Saint-Project-Saint-Constant *
- Taponnat > Taponnat-Fleurignac *
- the Temple > Rouillac
1832
- Saint-Paul > Flat-bottom
Between 1821 and 1826
- Saint-Cyprien > Brossac
Creation
1993
- Re-establishment of Bardenac and Brie-under-Chalais starting from Brie-Bardenac, removed commune
1872
- Re-establishment of Châteaubernard starting from Cognac
Modification of official name
1995
- Mallaville > Malaville
1986
- Lane > Lane-on-Touvre
1985
- Aussac > Aussac-Vadalle
1983
- Champagne-of-Blanzac > Champagne-Vigny
1969
- Marillac > Marillac-the-Franc
1962
- Aubeterre > Aubeterre-on-Drone
- Chasseneuil > Chasseneuil-on-Bonnieure
- Nanteuil > Nanteuil-in-Valley
- Saint-Ciers > Saint-Ciers-on-Bonnieure
- Saint-Even > Saint-Even-the-Careers
- Verteuil > Verteuil-on-Charente
1961
- Loubert > Loubert-Madieu
1956
- Champagne > Champagne-with-Blanzac
- Cherves > Cherves-of-Cognac
- Saint-Genis > Saint-Genis-with-Blanzac
- Saint-Genis > Saint-Genis-with Hiersac
- Saint-Germain > Saint-Germain-of-Confolens
- Saint-Germain > Saint-Germain-with-Montbron
- the St. Lawrence > Saint-Laurent-of-Cognac
1937
- Asnières > Asnières-on-Nouère
1924
- Ansac > Ansac-on-Vienna
1913
- Beaulieu > Beaulieu-on-Bell
1857
- Gensac > Gensac-la-Pallue
- Pallue > Gensac-la-Pallue
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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