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

• Kernevel > Rosporden

1971

• Larret > Porspoder
• Rumengol > Faou

1965

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

1960

• Ergué-Armel > Quimper
• Kerfeunteun > Quimper
• Penhars > Quimper

1959

• Lanriec > Concarneau
• Ploujean > Morlaix

1957

• Carhaix > Carhaix-Plouguer *
• Plouguer > Carhaix-Plouguer *

1955

• Nizon > Bridge-Swallow-hole

1945

• Beuzec-Conq > Concarneau
• Lambezellec > Brest
• Ploaré > Douarnenez
• Pouldavid-on-Sea > Douarnenez
• Saint-Marc > Brest
• Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon > Brest
• Tréboul > Douarnenez

1832

• Saint-Honore > Plogastel-Saint-Germain

1827

• Lababan > Pouldreuzic
• Lanvern > Plonéour-Lanvern

1820

• Quilliou > Plonévez-of-Faou the

1809

• Brouennou > Landéda

1804

• Moysan > Plouégat-Moysan *
• Plouégat > Plouégat-Moysan *
• Trévreur > Tréflévénez

Creation

1949

• Bridge-of-Boxwood

1934

• Brignogan by dismemberment of the commune of Plounéour-Trez

1932

• Kerlaz by dismemberment of the commune of Plonévez-Porzay

1920

• Santec by dismemberment of the communes of Roscoff and Saint-Pol.-of-Leon

1919

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

1899

• Juch by dismemberment of the commune of Ploaré

1896

• Relecq-Kerhuon by dismemberment of the commune of Guipavas

1892

• Gourlizon by dismemberment of the commune of Plonéis

1884

• Brennilis by dismemberment of the commune of Loqueffret
• Saint-Rivoal by dismemberment of the commune of Brasparts

1882

• Saint-Derrien by dismemberment of the commune of Plounéventer

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

• Loc-Eguiner by dismemberment of the commune of Plounéour-Carry out

1792

• Bodilis by dismemberment of the commune of Plougar
• Saint-Were useful by dismemberment of the commune of Plounéventer

Modification of official name

2005

• Saint-Ivy > Saint-Yvi

2002

• Plouezoch > Plouezoc' H

2001

• Meilars > Comfort-Meilars
• Plobannalec > Plobannalec-Lesconil

1979

• the Rock > the Rock-Maurice

1958

• Châteauneuf > Châteauneuf-of-Faou the

1955

• the Cloister > the Cloister-Pleyben
• the Cloister > Cloister-Saint-Thégonnec
• Forest > Forest-Landerneau
• the Forest > the Forest-Fouesnant
• Loc-Eguiner > Loc-Eguiner-Saint-Thégonnec
• Locmaria > Locmaria-Berrien
• Plourin > Plourin-lès-Morlaix

1936

• Brignogan > Brignogan-Beaches
• Telgruc > Telgruc-on-Sea

1935

• Poullan > Poullan-on-Sea

1932

• Guiler > Guiler-on-Goyen

1929

• Moëlan > Moëlan-on-Sea

1914

• Loc-Éguiner-Landivisiau > Loc-Éguiner

1898

• Riec > Riec-sur-Belon

1892

• Camaret > Camaret-on-Sea

1878

• Perguet > Bénodet

1829

• Guiquelleau > Folgoët

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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