Old communes of Finistere

This page recalls all the old communes of the department of the Finistere 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

1974

1971

1965

  • Logonna-Quimerch > Bridge-of-Boxwood-the-Quimerch *
  • Bridge-of-Boxwood > Bridge-of-Boxwood-the-Quimerch *
  • Quimerch > Bridge-of-Boxwood-the-Quimerch *

1960

1959

1957

1955

  • Nizon > Bridge-Swallow-hole

1945

1832

1827

1820

  • Quilliou > Plonévez-of-Faou the

1809

1804

Creation

1949

  • Bridge-of-Boxwood

1934

1932

1920

1919

  • Pouldavid-on-Sea by dismemberment of the commune of Pouldergat

1899

1896

1892

1884

1882

1880

  • Guilvinec by dismemberment of the commune of Plomeur
  • Tréboul by dismemberment of the commune of Poullan

1873

  • the Forest by dismemberment of the commune of Fouesnant

1866 or 1867

1792

Modification of official name

2005

2002

2001

1979

1958

  • Châteauneuf > Châteauneuf-of-Faou the

1955

1936

1935

1932

1929

1914

1898

1892

1878

1829

Date unknown

  • Loc-Éguiner-Ploudiry > Loc-Éguiner-Landivisiau

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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