Old communes of Yonne
This page recalls all the old communes of the Département of Yonne 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
- Arces > Arces-Dilo *
- Dilo > Arces-Dilo *
1974
- Chailley > Chailley-Turny *
- Turny > Chailley-Turny *
1973
- Aigremont > Lichères-Aigremont *
- Bessy-on-Cure > Lucy-on-Cure
- Bligny-in-Othe > Brienon-on-Armançon
- Bouilly > Vergigny
- Commissey > Tanlay
- Cusy > Ancy-the-Franc
- Essert > Lucy-on-Cure
- Fleurigny > Thorigny-on-Oreuse
- Fye > Windfallen wood
- Lichères-près-Aigremont > Lichères-Aigremont *
- Louesme > Champignelles
- Milly > Windfallen wood
- Môlay > Annay-on-Serene
- Paroy-in-Othe > Brienon-on-Armançon
- Perreuse > Treigny
- Poinchy > Windfallen wood
- Préhy > Saint-Cyr-the-Colonists
- Rebourseaux > Vergigny
- Rosoy > Direction
- Holy-Dove-on-Loing > Treigny
- Holy-Virtue > Annay-on-Serene
- Saint-Martin-on-Oreuse > Thorigny-on-Oreuse
- Saint-Vinnemer > Tanlay
- Villemer > Neuilly
1972
- Brannay > Brannay-Saint-Sérotin
- Chastenay > Ouanne
- Courceaux > Perceneige *
- Escolives-Holy-Camille > Coulanges-the-Vinous
- Barn-the-Scrap-metal > Perceneige *
- Lavau > Saint-Fargeau
- Merry-Dryness > Ouanne
- Mézilles > Saint-Fargeau
- Plessis-of-Mée the > Perceneige *
- Ronchères > Saint-Fargeau
- Saint-Martin-of-Fields > Saint-Fargeau
- Saint-Sérotin > Brannay-Saint-Sérotin
- Septfonds > Saint-Fargeau
- Sognes > Perceneige *
- Sougères-on-Sinotte > Monéteau
- Be worth > Auxerre
- Vertilly > Perceneige *
- Villiers-Bonneux > Perceneige *
- the Shock > Villiers-Saint-Benoit
1971
- Avrolles > Saint-Florentin cheese
- the Vault-Old woman-Forest > Flogny-the-Vault *
- Flogny > Flogny-the-Vault *
1965
- Civry-on-Serene > Massangis
- Montacher > Montacher-Villegardin *
- Villegardin > Montacher-Villegardin *
1947
- Chichy > Hauterive
1943
- the Mothe-with-Alder plantations > Charny
Before 1806
Between 1795 and 1800
Between 1790 and 1794
- Clérimois > Foissy - (common restored in 1888)
- Perrigny > Annay-on-Serene
- Valerie > Thorigny-on-Oreuse
Creation
2004
- Re-establishment of Paroy-in-Othe starting from Brienon-on-Armançon
1999
- Re-establishment of Ronchères starting from Saint-Fargeau
1998
- Re-establishment of Préhy starting from Saint-Cyr-the-Colonists
1985
- Re-establishment of Aigremont and Lichères-près-Aigremont starting from Lichères-Aigremont, removed commune
1982
- Re-establishment of Bessy-on-Cure starting from Lucy-on-Cure
1980
- Re-establishment of Merry-Dryness starting from Ouanne
1979
- Re-establishment of Chailley and Turny starting from Chailley-Turny, removed commune
- Re-establishment of Escolives-Holy-Camille starting from Coulanges-the-Vinous
- Re-establishment of Annay-on-Serene Môlay starting from
- Annay-on-Serene Re-establishment of Holy-Virtue starting from
- Re-establishment of Villemer starting from Neuilly
1977
- Re-establishment of Lavau starting from Saint-Fargeau
- Re-establishment of Mézilles starting from Saint-Fargeau
- Re-establishment of Holy-Dove-on-Loing starting from Treigny
- Re-establishment of Saint-Martin-of-Fields starting from Saint-Fargeau
1976
- Re-establishment of Brannay and Saint-Sérotin starting from Brannay-Saint-Sérotin, removed commune
1888
1870
- Sougères-on-Sinotte by dismemberment of the commune of Gurgy
1861
- Saint-Sérotin by dismemberment of the communes of Brannay, Lixy, Nailly, Pont-sur-Yonne and Villeperrot
Modification of official name
1993
- Moutiers > Moutiers-in-Puisaye
1978
- Rogny > Rogny-the-Seven-Locks
1965
- Fields > Field-on-Yonne
1961
- Aillant > Aillant-on-Tholon
- Bessy > Bessy-on-Cure
- Pacy > Pacy-on-Armançon
- Saint-Andrew > Saint-Andre-in-Ground-Plain
- Saint-Saver > Saint-Saver-in-Puisaye
1958
- Escolives > Escolives-Holy-Camille
1955
- Fleury-Valley-in Aillant > Fleury-the-Valley
- Foissy > Foissy-on-Valve
- Précy > Précy-on-Vrin
- Holy-Dove > Holy-Dove-on-Loing
- Saint Martin's day > Saint-Martin-on-Armançon
- Sougères > Sougères-in-Puisaye
1937
- Argenteuil > Argenteuil-on-Armançon
1925
- Druyes > Druyes-the-Beautiful-Fountains
1922
- Civry > Civry-on-Serene
1918
- Asnières > Asnières-under-Wood
- Chemilly > Chemilly-on-Yonne
- Mills > Mill-in-Tonnerrois
- Saint-Georges > Saint-Georges-on-Baulche
- Savigny > Savigny-on-Clairis
1917
- Courteous
- > Courteous-on-Yonne
1914
- Courlon > Courlon-on-Yonne
1912
- Voutenay > Voutenay-on-Cure
1905
- Chemilly-près-Seignelay > Chemilly
1903
- Saint-Breaking > Saint-Breaking-the-Vinous
1901
- Lichères > Lichères-on-Yonne
1899
- Tannerre > Tannerre-in-Puisaye
1894
- Stays > Were-the-Sauvin
1892
- Chastellux > Chastellux-on-Cure
1891
- Aisy > Aisy-on-Armançon
- Saint-Cydroine-Laroche > Laroche-Saint-Cydroine
1890
- Theil > Theil-on-Valve
1876
- Montigny-the-King > Montigny-la-Resle
1867
- Saint-Leger-of-Fourcheret > Saint-Leger-Vauban
1848
- Ancy-le-Serveux > Ancy-the-Free
- Malay-the-King > Malay-the-Small
- Malay-the-Viscount > Malay-the-Large
- Villeneuve-the-King > Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
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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