Old communes of North
This page recalls all the old communes of the department of the Northern 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
2000
1980
- Mardyck > Dunkirk
1980
1973
- Escaufourt (Aisne) > Saint-Souplet
- Haucourt-in-Cambrésis > Ligny-Haucourt *
- Ligny-in-Cambrésis > Ligny-Haucourt *
- Selvigny > Walincourt-Selvigny *
- Walincourt > Walincourt-Selvigny *
1972
- Small-Synthe > Dunkirk
- Rosendaël > Dunkirk
1971
- Morenchies > Cambric
1970
- Annappes > Villeneuve-with Ascq *
- Ascq > Villeneuve-with Ascq *
- Flers-lez-Lille > Villeneuve-with Ascq *
- Malo-the-Baths > Dunkirk
1964
- Audencourt > Caudry
- Forenville > Séranvillers-Forenville *
- Séranvillers > Séranvillers-Forenville *
1953
- Aulnoye > Aulnoye-Aymeries *
- Aymeries > Aulnoye-Aymeries *
1947
- Villers-Campeau > Somain
1946
- Louvignies-Bavay > Bavay
- Marchiennes-Countryside > Rieulay
- Warneton-Bas > Warneton *
- Warneton-South > Warneton *
1945
1927
- Beaucamps > Beaucamps-Ligny *
- Ligny > Beaucamps-Ligny *
1858
1836
- Alnes > Warlaing
1826
- Lameries > Old man-Reng
1825
- Bréangis > Bellignies
- Buvigny > Louvignies-Bavay
- Épinoy > Clairfayts
- Offies > Dimont
- Ostregnies > Colleret
- Rocq > Recquignies
1807
1806
- Marchipont > Rombies-and-Marchipont *
- Rombies > Rombies-and-Marchipont *
Before 1806
- Large-Fayt > Small-Fayt Fayts *
- > Fayts *
Between 1790 and 1794
- Mound-with-Wood > Morbecque
Creation
1997
- Re-establishment of Haucourt-in-Cambrésis and Ligny-in-Cambrésis starting from Ligny-Haucourt
1948
1930
- the Street-of-Vines by dismemberment of the commune of Crèvecœur-on-the Scheldt
1928
- Nieurlet by dismemberment of the commune of Lederzeele
1891
- Malo-the-Baths by dismemberment of the commune of Rosendaël
1883
- Bray-Dunes by dismemberment of the commune of Ghyvelde
1877
1870
- Saint-Andrew by dismemberment of the commune of Lille
1867
- Fort-Mardyck by dismemberment of the communes of Large-Synthe and Small-Synthe
1860
- Rosendaël by dismemberment of the communes of Coudekerque-Connects and Téteghem
1854
- Wood-Attic by dismemberment of the communes of Erquinghem-Lily and Vault-with Armentières
1845
- Large-Fayt Re-establishment of and Small-Fayt starting from Fayts, removed commune
1833
1820
Date unknown
- Cappelle by dismemberment of the commune of Armbouts-Cappel
Modification of official name
1994
- Étrun > Estrun
1991
- Saint-Andrew > Saint-Andre-lez-Lille
1977
- Cateau > Cateau-Cambrésis
1976
- Aulnoy > Aulnoy-lez-Valencians
1974
- Raillencourt > Raillencourt-Holy-Olle
1971
- The-Fountain > Lez-Fountain
- Wormhoudt > Wormhout
1970
- Zeggers-Cappel > Zegerscappel
1969
- Beuvry-North > Beuvry-the-Forest
1966
- Aubry > Aubry-of-Hainaut the
1962
- Auchy > Auchy-lez-Orchies
- Avesnes > Avesnes-on-Helpe
- Beauvois > Beauvois-in-Cambrésis
- Favril > Favril
- Honnecourt-on-the Scheldt > the Honnecourt-on-Scheldt
- Inlays > Inlay-lez-Lille
- Monchaux > Monchaux-on-Tush
- Noyelles > Noyelles-on-Sambre
- Noyelles-on-the Scheldt > the Noyelles-on-Scheldt
- Rieux > Rieux-in-Cambrésis
- Sailly > Sailly-lez-Cambric
- Saint-Amand > Saint-Amand-the-Water
- Saint-Vaast > Saint-Vaast-in-Cambrésis
- Thun > Thun-Saint-Amand
- Tilloy > Tilloy-lez-Cambric
1950
- Houplin > Houplin-Ancoisne
1949
- Haucourt > Haucourt-in-Cambrésis
1948
- Fournes > Fournes-in-Weppes
1941
- Fresnes-on-the Scheldt > the Fresnes-on-Scheldt
1938
- Cantaing > the Cantaing-on-Scheldt
- Douchy > Douchy-the-Mines
- Flers > Flers-in-Escrebieux
1936
- Flers > Flers-lez-Lille
- Honnecourt > Honnecourt-on-the Scheldt
1933
- Beaumont > Beaumont-in-Cambrésis
- Beaurepaire > Beaurepaire-on-Sambre
- Beuvry > Beuvry-North
- Boulogne > Boulogne-on-Helpe
- Catillon > Catillon-on-Sambre
- Dompierre > Dompierre-on-Helpe
- Houdain > Houdain-lez-Bavay
- Lambres > Lambres-lez-Douai
- Moustier > Moustier-in-Fagne
- Neuville > Neuville-in-Avesnois
- Radinghem > Radinghem-in-Weppes
- Raucourt > Raucourt-with-Wood
- Ribécourt > Ribécourt-the-Turn
- Rumilly > Rumilly-in-Cambrésis
- Saint-Georges > Saint-Georges-on-the Aa
- Saint Martin's day > Saint-Martin-on-Tush
1931
- Boussières > Boussières-on-Sambre
- Montigny > Montigny-in-Cambrésis
- Montigny > Montigny-in-Ostrevent
1922
- Cross > Cross-Caluyau
1921
- Cappelle > Cappelle-in-Pévèle
- Cappelle > Cappelle-the-Large
- Forest > Forest-on-Mark
1914
- Annoy > Annoy-Thumesnil
1913
- Fibula > Fibula-in-Mélantois
- Tilloy > Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes
- Tilloy > Tilloy-lez-Cambric
1912
- Saint-Rémy-Badly-Built > Saint-Rémy-of-North
1909
- Bousignies > Bousignies-on-Rock
1907
- Boussières > Boussières-in-Cambrésis
1903
- Beauvois > Beauvois-in-Cambrésis
1902
- Bruay > Bruay-on-the Scheldt
- Inlays > Inlay-in-Ostrevant
1895
- Crèvecoeur > Crèvecœur-on-the Scheldt
1894
- Ligny > Ligny-in-Cambrésis
- Saint-Hilaire > Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambric
- Saint-Hilaire > Saint-Hilaire-on-Helpe
- Sin > Sin-the-Noble
- Wattignies > Wattignies-the-Victoire
1893
- Mortagne > Mortagne-of-North
1890
- Loon > Loon-Beach
1889
- Saint-pol. > Saint-Pol.-on-Sea
- Wallers > Wallers-Trélon
1888
- Pitch > Pitch-of-North
1887
- Cop > Cop-on-the Scheldt
1865
- Small-Forest-of-Raismes > Small-Forest
1857
- Hellemmes > Hellemmes-Lille
1849
- Mills > Mill-Lille
1848
- Flines > Flines-lez-Raches
1824
- North-Free > Old man-North-Free Cop
- > Old man-Cop
1813
- Solre-Free > Solre-the-Castle
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