List of Villages de Libertè in Senegal
Source: Denise Bouche, Les Villages de Liberté
en Afrique Noire Française, 1887-1910
(Paris: Mouton & Co et École Pratique des Hautes Études, 1968)
in University of Delaware library and ANFOM library
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This is a list of the Villages de liberté founded in the colony of Senegal. It includes the name of each village, the date that each was founded, the maximum number of inhabitants recorded at each village, and the date that each village closed. Note that any date with an asterisk (*) is not the actual date that the village was founded, but the first time that it was considered a Village de Liberté.
| Name of village | Date opened | Max. population (date) | Date closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CERCLE DE BAKEL | |||
| Bakel | 1887 | 62 (1895) | n/a |
| CERCLE DE MATAM | |||
| Civé | *1896 | 200 (1904) | n/a |
| CERCLE DE KAÉDI | |||
| Kaédi | 1905 | n/a | n/a |
| CERCLE DE PODOR | |||
| Podor | *1901 | 400 (1901) | n/a |
| CERCLE DE SALDÉ | |||
| Saldé | *1904 | n/a | n/a |
| CERCLE DE NIANI-OULI | |||
| Maka Kaba | *1908 | 230 (1910) | n/a |
| Gamou | mentioned in report 1908 | ||
| Diendé | mentioned in report 1908 | ||
| Bady | mentioned in report 1908 | ||
| Tambacounda | mentioned in report 1908 | ||
| CERCLE DE SINE-SALOUM | |||
| Bam | n/a | 60 | n/a |
| CERCLE DE KAOLACK | |||
| Kaolack | 1904 | n/a | n/a |
| CERCLE DE THIES | |||
| Sangané | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| CERCLE DE CASAMANCE | |||
| Carabane | 1888 | n/a | n/a |