List of new French communes created in 2022

This article contains a list of new French communes created in 2022 (), this is to say a list of new French communes for which prefectural decrees pronouncing their creation defined a date of creation between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022.

This list contains 9 new communes regrouping 19 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 2022 9 new communes were created on 1 January 2022. They regrouped 19 former communes.

Total number of communes in France On 1 January 2022, the French Republic counted 34,955 communes, of which 34,826 are located in metropolitan France and 129 in overseas departments and regions. YearDateMetropolitan FranceOverseas departments and regionsTotalNew communesRegrouped communesTotal # of communes202131 December 202134,83612934,96520221 January 202291934,82612934,955Total91934,82612934,955

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 2021: 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 creationRef.NameCode INSEESeatPopulation (2018)#NamesDelegated communeAisne1Bazoches-et-Saint-Thibaut02054Bazoches-sur-Vesles5422Bazoches-sur-Vesles and Saint-ThibautYes30 September 20211 January 2022Charente1Lignières-Ambleville16186Lignières-Sonneville7412Lignières-Sonneville and AmblevilleYes23 September 20211 January 2022Corrèze1Montaignac-sur-Doustre19143Montaignac-Saint-Hippolyte6682Le Jardin and Montaignac-Saint-Hippolytenon30 September 20211 January 2022Dordogne1Pechs-de-l'Espérance24325Peyrillac-et-Millac7733Cazoulès, Orliaguet and Peyrillac-et-MillacYes27 September 20211 January 2022Doubs2Cussey-sur-Lison25185Cussey-sur-Lison722Châtillon-sur-Lison and Cussey-sur-LisonNo14 December 20211 January 2022Les Monts-Ronds25375Mérey-sous-Montrond6462Mérey-sous-Montrond and Villers-sous-MontrondNo22 December 20211 January 2022Drôme1Saint-Jean-de-Galaure26216La Motte-de-Galaure12632La Motte-de-Galaure and MureilsYes19 October 20211 January 2022Morbihan1Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec56213Saint-Gérand12942Saint-Gérand and CroixanvecYes30 September 20211 January 2022Vendée1L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île85001L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer27262L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer and La Faute-sur-MerYes7 December 20211 January 2022

List of new French communes created in 2022

Bron en licentie