Old communes of Vaucluse
This page recalls all the old communes of the Département of Vaucluse 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
1815
1811
- Urban > Beaumes
1793
Creation
1925
- the Trigger guard by démembremet of the commune of Avignon
1870
- Morières by dismemberment of the commune of Avignon
1845
- Althen-of-Fens by dismemberment of the commune of Monteux
1791
- Saint-Hippolyte by dismemberment of the commune of Caromb
1790
- Châteauneuf-with-Redortier by dismemberment of the commune of Suzette
- Lagarde by dismemberment of the commune of Saint-Christol
- Saint-Marcellin cheese by dismemberment of the commune of Vaison
Modification of official name
See also: Name changes of communes of Vaucluse
1996
- Vitrolles > Vitrolles-in-Luberon
1993
- Entraigues-on-Sorgues > Entraigues-on-the-Sorgue
1987
- Saint-Saturnin-in Apt > Saint-Saturnin-the-Apt
1986
- Saint-Hippolyte-the-Graveron > Saint-Hippolyte-the-Graveyron
1954
- Beaumes > Beaumes-of-Venice
1953
- Beaumont > Beaumont-of-Sluice
- Beaumont > Beaumont-of-Ventoux the
- Caumont > Caumont-sur-Durance
- Lagarde > Lagarde-with Apt
- Saint-Leger-in Orange > Saint-Leger-of-Ventoux the
1946
- Vaucluse > Fountain-of-Vaucluse
1944
- Sérignan > Sérignan-of-Comtat the
1936
- Pernes > Pernes-the-Fountains
1929
- Loriol > Loriol-of-Comtat the
1927
- Crillon > Crillon-the-Brave man
- Malemort > Malemort-of-Comtat the
1924
- Vaison > Vaison-the-Roman
1920
- Holy-Cecile > Holy-Cecile-the-Vines
- Saint-Marcellin cheese > Saint-Marcellin-the-Vaison
- Saumane > Saumane-of-Vaucluse
1918
- Cabrières > Cabrières-in Avignon
- Camaret > Camaret-on-Acute
- Entraigues > Entraigues-on-Sorgues
- Lamotte > the Lamotte-of-Rhone
- Morières > Morières-the-Avignon
- Saint-Hippolyte > Saint-Hippolyte-the-Graveron
- Cities > City-on-Auzon
1893
- Châteauneuf-Calcernier > Châteauneuf-of-Pope
1890
- Isle > It Isle-on-the-Sorgue
Date unknown
- the Fen > Lapalud
- Richerenche > Richerenches
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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