List of new French communes created in 2019

The following French communes were created by prefectural decrees that defined a date of creation between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019.

This list contains 241 new communes regrouping 630 previous communes.

Legislative history The law no 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 to reform local authorities replaced the previous regime of merging communes defined in the "Marcellin" law of 16 July 1971 with a renewed consolidation procedure, resulting in the creation of a "new commune". It was supplemented in 2015 by a new law no 2015-292 of 16 March 2015 relating to the improvement of the regime of the new commune, for strong and lively communes, setting up temporary financial incentives in order to promote the creation of new municipalities before 1 January 2019.

Enumeration

Number of new communes created in 2019 238 new communes were created on 1 January 2019. They regrouped 624 former communes. 2 new communes were created on 28 February 2019. They regrouped 4 former communes, while 1 more new commune was created on 1 March 2019 regrouping 2 former communes.

Total number of communes in France On 1 March 2019, the French Republic counted 34,967 communes, of which 34,838 are located in metropolitan France and 129 in overseas departments and regions. YearDateMetropolitan FranceOverseas departments and regionsTotalNew communesRegrouped communesTotal # of communes201831 December 201835,22712935,35620211 January 201923862434,84112934,97028 February 20192434,83912934,9681 March 20191234,83812934,967Total24163034,83512934,967

Detailed list Article L. 2113-6 of the general code of local and regional authorities (CGCT) specifies that "the decree of the representative of the State in the department pronouncing the creation of the new municipality determines the name of the new municipality, if necessary in view of the opinions issued by the municipal councils, fixes the date of creation and in full, in as needed, the terms". The following table presents these indicators for each of the new communes created in 2019: name, date of the prefectural decree announcing its creation, date of creation and multiple modalities (existence of delegated communities, seat of the commune), or complementary information (population).

Department#New communesFormer CommunesDate of prefectural decreeDate of creationNameCode INSEESeatPopulation (2015)#NamesDelegated communeAin7Arvière-en-Valromey01453Virieu-le-Petit7154Brénaz — Chavornay — Lochieu — Virieu-le-PetitYes17 December 20181 January 2019Bresse Vallons01130Cras-sur-Reyssouze2,2512Cras-sur-Reyssouze — ÉtrezYes21 December 2018Magnieu01227Magnieu6352Magnieu — Saint-ChampYes23 November 2018Plateau d'Hauteville01185Hauteville-Lompnes4,9294Cormaranche-en-Bugey — Hauteville-Lompnes — Hostiaz — ThézillieuYes12 December 2018Surjoux-Lhopital01215Lhôpital1192Surjoux — LhôpitalYes3 December 2018Valromey-sur-Séran01036Belmont-Luthézieu1,2754Belmont-Luthézieu — Lompnieu, Sutrie — VieuYes17 December 2018Valserhône01033Bellegarde-sur-Valserine16,3033Bellegarde-sur-Valserine — Châtillon-en-Michaille — LancransYes22 October 2018Aisne3Anizy-le-Grand02018Anizy-le-Château2,5793Anizy-le-Château — Faucoucourt — LizyYes22 October 20181 January 2019Cessières-Suzy02153Cessières7812Cessières — SuzyYes11 December 2018Villeneuve-sur-Aisne02360Guignicourt2,6422Guignicourt — MennevilleYes29 November 2018Hautes-Alpes1Abriès-Ristolas05001Abriès3792Abriès — RistolasYes19 October 20181 January 2019Ardèche4Belsentes07165Nonières5482Nonières — Saint-Julien-LabrousseYes12 December 20181 January 2019Saint-Julien-d'Intres07103Intres3582Intres — Saint-Julien-BoutièresNo12 December 2018Saint-Laurent-les-Bains-Laval-d'Aurelle07262Saint-Laurent-les-Bains1832Laval-d'Aurelle — Saint-Laurent-les-BainsYes29 October 2018Vallées-d'Antraigues-Asperjoc07011Antraigues-sur-Volane9692Antraigues-sur-Volane — AsperjocYes29 October 2018Ardennes1Flize08173Flize1,7174Balaives-et-Butz — Boutancourt — Élan — FlizeYes23 November 20181 January 2019Ariège2Aulos-Sinsat09296Sinsat1722Aulos — SinsatYes27 September 20181 January 2019Val-de-Sos09334Vicdessos6564Goulier — Sem — Suc-et-Sentenac — VicdessosYes27 July 2018Vienne3Boivre-la-Vallée86123Lavausseau3,1944Benassay — La Chapelle-Montreuil — Lavausseau — Montreuil-BonninYes21 September 20181 January 2019Saint-Martin-la-Pallu86281Vendeuvre-du-Poitou5,6472Saint Martin la Pallu (previously formed out of the former communes of Blaslay, Charrais, Cheneché et Vendeuvre-du-Poitou) — VarennesYes (5)21 September 2018Valence-en-Poitou86082Couhé4,4195Ceaux-en-Couhé — Châtillon — Couhé — Payré — VauxYes22 November 2018Haute-Vienne2Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac87128Roussac1,3123Roussac — Saint-Pardoux — Saint-Symphorien-sur-CouzeYes26 November 20181 January 2019Val-d'Oire-et-Gartempe87028Bussière-Poitevine1,7324Bussière-Poitevine — Darnac — Saint-Barbant — ThiatYes3 August 2018Yonne2Guillon-Terre-Plaine89197Guillon7895Cisery — Guillon — Sceaux — Trévilly — VignesYes24 December 20181 January 2019Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Colombe89420Treigny1,0702Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing — TreignyYes (3 including Perreuse, an associated commune of Treigny)29 November 2018Territoire de Belfort1Meroux-Moval90068Meroux1,2832Meroux — MovalYes21 December 20181 January 2019Essonne2Évry-Courcouronnes91228Évry68,0982Courcouronnes — ÉvryYes12 October 20181 January 2019Le Mérévillois91390Méréville3,4622Estouches — MérévilleYes28 September 2018

References

List of new French communes created in 2019

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