Old communes of Mayenne
This page recalls all the old communes of the department of the Mayenne 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
1990
- Bazouges > Castle-Gontier
1974
- Niort-the-Fountain > Lassay-the-Castles
- Torcé-in-Charnie > Torcé-Fish pond-in-Charnie *
- Fish ponds > Torcé-Fish pond-in-Charnie *
1973
- Baroche-Gondouin > Lassay-the-Castles *
- the Vaults > Javron-the-Vaults *
- Couesmes-in-Froulay > Couesmes-Vaucé *
- Javron > Javron-the-Vaults *
- Lassay > Lassay-the-Castles *
- Melleray-the-Valley > Lassay-the-Castles *
- Nuillé-on-Ouette > Soulgé-on-Ouette *
- Quelaines > Quelaines-Saint-Gault *
- Saint-Gault > Quelaines-Saint-Gault *
- Soulgé-the-Bunting > Soulgé-on-Ouette *
- Vaucé > Couesmes-Vaucé *
1972
- Ambrières-the-Large > Ambrières-the-Valleys *
- Brétignolles-the-Mill > Housseau-Brétignolles *
- Cigné > Ambrières-the-Valleys *
- Genest > Genest-Saint-Isle *
- the Hedge-Traversaine > Ambrières-the-Valleys *
- Housseau > Housseau-Brétignolles *
- Lignières-la-Doucelle > Lignières-Orgères *
- Montreuil > Montreuil-Poulay *
- Orgères-the-Rock > Lignières-Orgères *
- Poulay > Montreuil-Poulay *
- Saint-Ellier-of-Maine > Pontmain
- Saint-Isle > Genest-Saint-Isle *
- Saint-March-on-the-Grove > Pontmain
1966
- Courberie > Lassay
1863
- Grenoux > Changed and Laval
- Our-Lady-in Avenières > Laval
1843
- Saint-Germain-in-the Homel > Wheat-producing
1832
- Melleray > Melleray-the-Valley and Lassay
1812
- Saint-Martin-Villenglose > Saint-Denis-in Anjou
- Game preserve > Saint-Denis-in Anjou
1811
- Saint-Clement > Craon
1809
- Bazouges > Castle-Gontier
- Azé > Castle-Gontier
- Saint-Remy cheese > Castle-Gontier
between 1806 and 1820
- Change-Eastern > Changed
Creation
1987
- Re-establishment of the Hedge-Traversaine starting from Ambrières-the-Valleys
1983
- Re-establishment of Saint-Ellier-of-Maine starting from Pontmain
- Re-establishment of Saint-March-on-the-Grove starting from Pontmain
1876
- Pontmain by dismemberment of the commune of Saint-Ellier
1874
- Port-Brillet by dismemberment of the communes of Brûlatte and Olivet
1865
- Origné by dismemberment of the communes of Nuillé-on-Vicoin, Quelaines and Houssay
1813
- Re-establishment of Azé and Bazouges starting from Castle-Gontier
Modification of official name
1984
- Martigné > Martigné-on-Mayenne
1965
- Boulay > Boulay-the-Yews
1953
- Saint-Aignan > Saint-Aignan-with-Couptrain
- Thorigné > Thorigné-in-Charnie
1937
- Saint-Quentin > Saint-Quentin-the-Angels
1919
- Ambrières > Ambrières-the-Large
- Nickle silver > Nickle silver-Our-Lady
- Beaulieu > Beaulieu-on-Oudon
- Bignon > Bignon-of-Maine
- Brétignolles > Brétignolles-the-Mill
- Châlons > Châlons-of-Maine
- Châtres > Châtres-the-Forest
- Chevaigné > Chevaigné-of-Maine
- Dovecotes > Dovecote-of-Plessis the
- Couesmes > Couesmes-in-Froulay
- Genoa > Genoa-on-Glaize
- Maisoncelles > Maisoncelles-of-Maine
- Orgères > Orgères-the-Rock
- Parigné > Parigné-on-Sling
- Parné > Parné-on-Rock
- Saint-Ellier > Saint-Ellier-of-Maine
1918
- Loigné > Loigné-on-Mayenne
1917
- Saint-Hilaire-of-Moors > Saint-Hilaire-of-Maine
1903
- Torcé > Torcé-in-Charnie
1897
- Small ferns > Small fern-of-Plessis the
1896
- Montigné > Montigné-the-Brilliance
1894
- Bonchamp > Bonchamp-the-Laval
- Bouchamps > Bouchamps-lès-Craon
1863
- Saint-Pierre-of-the-Court > Saint-Pierre-on-Orthe
1847
- Saint-Ouen-of-Geese > Saint-Ouën-of-Small valleys
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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