Old communes of Haute-Savoie
This page recalls all the old communes of the department of the Haute-Savoie 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
1977
- Saint-Martin-on-Arve > Sallanches
1974
- Anthy-on-Léman > Thonon-the-Baths
- Arâches > Arâches-la-Frasse *
- Arcine > Clarafond
- Bonneguête > Crempigny-Bonneguête *
- Crempigny > Crempigny-Bonneguête *
- Draillant > Perrignier
- Ésery > Reignier
- Esserts-Salève > Monnetier-Mornex
- Frasse > Arâches-la-Frasse *
- Novell > Saint-Andre-Valley-of-Proud Saint-Gingolph
- > Valley-of-Proud *
- Saint-Nicolas-with-Véroce > Saint-Gervais-the-Baths
- Sion > Valley-of-Proud *
1973
- Avregny > Allonzier-the-Curdles
- Balmont > Seynod
- Ferrières > Pringy
- Loëx > Bonne
- Marin > Thonon-the-Baths
1972
1966
- Good > Good-in-Chablais *
- Brens > Good-in-Chablais *
- Saint-Didier-in-Chablais > Good-in-Chablais *
1965
- Passeirier > Saint-Pierre-in-Faucigny *
- Saint-Maurice-with-Rumilly > Saint-Pierre-in-Faucigny *
- Saint-Pierre-with-Rumilly > Saint-Pierre-in-Faucigny *
- Thairy > Saint-Julien-in-Genevese
- Vieugy > Seynod
1964
- Coast-in Hyot > Bonneville
1961
- Pontchy > Bonneville
1866
- Épagny > Jonzier-Épagny *
- Jonzier > Jonzier-Épagny *
1865
- Chainaz > Chainaz-les-Frasses *
- Frasses > Chainaz-les-Frasses *
1860
- Mézinge > Allinges
1844
- Marigny > Marigny-Saint-Marcel *
- Saint-Marcel > Marigny-Saint-Marcel *
Between 1838 and 1848
1818
- Arthaz > Arthaz-Bridge-Our-Lady *
- Ésery > Esserts-Ésery *
- Esserts > Esserts-Ésery *
- Filly > Saw
- Monthoux > Vétraz-Monthoux *
- Bridge-Our-Lady > Arthaz-Bridge-Our-Lady *
- Saint-Romain > Reignier
- Vétraz > Vétraz-Monthoux *
1815
- Jussy-under-Sea-green > Sea-green-Jussy *
- Sea-green > Sea-green-Jussy *
1811
Between 1795 and 1800
- Cranves > Cranves-Dirty *
- Foncenex > Veigy-Foncenex *
- Dirty > Cranves-Dirty *
- Veigy > Veigy-Foncenex *
Between 1790 and 1794
- Argentières > Chamonix
- Avully > Brenthonne
- Banns > Vulbens
- Chavannes > Saw
- Saint-Donat > Alby
- Midsummer's Day > Chaumont
- Veytrens > Bassy
- Vigny > Brenthonne
- Viuz-Faverges > Faverges
Creation and re-establishment
2001
- Re-establishment of Draillant starting from Perrignier
1995
- Marine Re-establishment of starting from Thonon-the-Baths
1983
- Re-establishment of Anthy-on-Léman starting from Thonon-the-Baths
- Re-establishment of Novell starting from Saint-Gingolph
1914
- Re-establishment of Ésery and Esserts (under the name Esserts ) starting from the Esserts-Ésery
1877
- Bouchet by dismemberment of the commune of Serraval
1876
1870
- Armoy and Lyaud by dismemberment of the commune of Lyaud-Armoy, removed commune
1869
- Frasse by dismemberment of the commune of Saint-Sigismond
- Pratz-on-Arly by dismemberment of the commune of Mégève
1866
- the Vault-Saint-Maurice by dismemberment of the commune of Saint-Eustace
- Marnaz by dismemberment of the commune of Scionzier
1865
1860
- the Balsam by dismemberment of the commune of the Biot
- Champanges by dismemberment of the commune of Essert-French Larringes
- by dismemberment of the commune of Saint-Jean-in Aulph
- Meillerie by dismemberment of the commune of Thollon
1847
- the Resting place by dismemberment of the commune of Scionzier
1837
1836
- Archamps by dismemberment of the commune of Collonges-sous-Salève
1835
- Bonnevaux by dismemberment of the commune of Vacheresse
1815
- Seyssel by dismemberment of the commune of Seyssel (Ain)
Modification of official name
1995
- Thollon > Thollon-les-Mémises
1984
- Chapery > Chapeiry
1979
- Sixt > Sixt-Iron-with-Horse
1971
- Anthy > Anthy-on-Léman
- Argonnex > Argonay
1961
- Alby > Alby-on-Chéran
- the Vault > Vault-with Abundance
- the Rock > the Roche-sur-Foron
- Saint-Jean-in Aulph > Saint-Jean-with Aulps
1954
- Chens > Chens-on-Léman
1949
- Contaminate Them > Contaminate-Montjoie Them
1947
- the Smallone > Small-Bornand-the-Glières the
- Thorens > Thorens-Glières
1943
- Menthon > Menthon-Saint-Bernard
1935
- Châtillon > Châtillon-on-Cluses
- Metz > Metz-Tessy
- Montagny > Montagny-les-Lanches
- Naves > Nâves-Parmelan
- Saint-Andrew > Saint-Andre-with-Boëge
- Saint-Didier > Saint-Didier-in-Chablais
- Saint-Maurice > Saint-Maurice-with-Rumilly
- Saint-Paul > Saint-Paul-in-Chablais
1930
- Maxilly > Maxilly-on-Léman
1922
- Esserts > Esserts-Salève
1921
- Chamonix > Chamonix-Mount-White
- Marcellaz > Marcellaz-Albanian
- Saint Martin's day > Saint-Martin-Bellevue
1913
- Contaminates > Contaminates-Sarzin
1912
- Saint Martin's day > Saint-Martin-on-Arve
1908
- Pratz-on-Arly > Praz-sur-Arly
1907
- Saint-Andrew > Saint-Andre-Valley-of-Proud
1902
- Gevrier > Notch-Gevrier
1901
- Hauteville > Hauteville-on-Proud
- Veyrier > Veyrier-of-Lake
1900
- Allonzier > Allonzier-the-Curdles
1893
- Saint-Julien > Saint-Julien-in-Genevese
1872
- Calves > Vaulx
1867
- Saint-Gervais > Saint-Gervais-the-Baths
1866
- Chens-Cusy Chens
1865
- Evian > Évian-the-Baths
1860
- Armoy-Lyaud > Lyaud-Armoy
1827
- Cusy > Chens-Cusy
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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