This page recalls all the old communes of the department of the the Dordogne 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
- Born-of-Fields > Holy-Sabine-Born *
- the Bush-Cussac > Bush-with-Cadouin *
- Cadouin > Bush-with-Cadouin *
- Paleyrac > Bush-with-Cadouin *
- Holy-Sabine > Holy-Sabine-Born *
- Urval > Bush-with-Cadouin * - (common restored in 1989)
1973
1971
1967
1965
1963
- Small terrace > Small terrace-the-Villedieu *
- Villedieu > Small terrace-the-Villedieu *
1961
1960
1859
- Canet > Port-Holy-Foy *
- Rouquette > Port-Holy-Foy *
- Saint-Avit-with-Tizac > Port-Holy-Foy *
1852
1836
- Bonneville > Bonneville-and-Saint-Avit-with-Fumadières *
- Saint-Avit-with-Fumadières > Bonneville-and-Saint-Avit-with-Fumadières *
1833
1831
1830
1829
1827
1825
1824
1823
1820
1819
- Beaurepos > Souillac (Batch). Until 1819, the commune of Beaurepos belonged to the department of the Dordogne .
1813
1809
1806
- Beylague > Boulouneix
- Champniers > Reilhac-and-Champniers *
- Reilhac > Reilhac-and-Champniers *
1798
1795
1794
1793
1792
- Gandumas > Saint-Medard-with Excideuil
Creation and re-establishment
1989
- Re-establishment of Urval starting from the commune of the Bush-with-Cadouin
1984
- Re-establishment of Saint-Aubin-with-Nabirat and Saint-Martial-with-Nabirat starting from Saint-Martial-and-Saint-Aubin-with-Nabirat, removed commune
1906
1888
- Re-establishment of Saint-Michel-of-River starting from the commune of the Rock-Chalais
1877
1851
- Saint-Martin-with-Ribérac by dismemberment of the commune of Ribérac
1841
1840
- Re-establishment of Vergt-with-Biron starting from the commune Biron
1836
- Re-establishment of Razac-with-Saussignac starting from the commune of Saussignac
Modification of official name
2002
2001
1997
1993
1992
- Saint-Martin-with-Gurçon > Saint-Martin-with-Gurson
1985
1974
1973
1972
1967
1961
- Carsac-with-Villefranche > Carsac-with-Gurson
- Marsac > Marsac-on-the Isle
- Payzac-with-Lanouaille > Payzac
1958
1953
- Villefranche-with-Longchapt > Villefranche-with-Lonchat
1952
1950
1941
- Saint-Marcel > Saint-Marcel-of-Périgord the
1936
- Saint-Michel-and-Bonnefare > Saint-Michel-with-Montaigne
1933
- Alles > the Alles-on-Dordogne. In 1864, the commune still named Alès
1925
- Auriac-with-Montignac > Auriac-of-Périgord the
- Montpon > Montpon-on-the Isle
- Peyzac-with-Montignac > Peyzac-le-Moustier
1924
1923
1922
1912
1911
1910
1907
1906
1905
- Tayac > Eyzies-with-Tayac
1903
1900
- Prats-in Orlac > Prats-of-Périgord the
1899
1894
- Montferrand > Montferrand-of-Périgord the
1893
- Overcoats > the Bush
- Villefranche-with-Belvès > Villefranche-of-Périgord the
1875
1868
1862
1856
- Holy-Marie-with-Frugié > the Shell
1847
1828
- Saint-Martial > Saint-Martial-with-Nabirat
1827
1795
1793
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