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

  • Lussac > Saint-Cyprien

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

Sources and references

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