Old communes of the Essonne

This page recalls all the old communes of the Département of the Essonne 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

Congerville > Congerville-Thionville *
Dommerville (Eure-et-Loir) > Angerville
Thionville > Congerville-Thionville *

1951

Corbeil > Corbeil-Essonnes *
Essonnes > Corbeil-Essonnes *

1839

Coudray > Coudray-Montceaux *
Montceaux > Coudray-Montceaux *

1817

Athis > Athis-Mons *
Mons > Athis-Mons *

1807

Morigny > Morigny-Champigny *
Champigny > Morigny-Champigny *

1793

Orangis > Laugh-Orangis *
Ris > Laugh-Orangis *

1792

Briche > Souzy-la-Briche *
Souzy > Souzy-la-Briche *

Between 1790 and 1794

Saint-Germain-the-Stamps > Morigny

Creation

1977

Ulis by dismemberment of the communes of Bore-hole-on-Yvette and Orsay

Modification of official name

1976

Breux > Breux-Jouy

1971

Moigny > Moigny-on-School

1969

Oncy > Oncy-on-School

1967

Guigneville > the Guigneville-on-Essonne

1965

Évry-Small-Borough > Évry

1958

Ballancourt > the Ballancourt-on-Essonne

1954

Gironville > the Gironville-on-Essonne

1951

Longpont > Longpont-on-Barley

1949

Saintry > the Saintry-on-Seine

1948

Milly > Milly-the-Forest

1934

Soisy-under-Étiolles > Soisy-sur-Seine

1931

Vayres > the Vayres-on-Essonne

1926

Paray > Paray-Old woman-Station

1909

Nainville > Nainville-the-Rocks

1904

Varennes > Varennes-Jarcy

1891

Leuville > Leuville-on-Barley

1883

Maroilles cheese > Maroilles cheese-in-Beauce

1881

the Évry-on-Seine > Évry-Small-Borough

1873

Prunay > the Prunay-on-Essonne

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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