Charente, France Genealogy
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Guide to Charente Department ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
History[edit | edit source]
Charente is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of Angoumois. Angoumois was a county and province of France. Its capital was Angoulême, and it nearly corresponded to the Charente Department.[1]
Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]
Localities (Communes)[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Census[edit | edit source]
- 1837-1911 Charente, France, Censuses, 1837-1911 at Ancestry ($)
- Recensements de population at Archives de la Charente — index & images
- See France Census for more information.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- 1536-1897 France, Protestant Church Records, 1536-1897 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- See France Church Records for more information.
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
- 1542-1900 France, Civil Registration, Various Communes, 1542-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1791-1912 Charente, France Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1791-1912 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- Etat civil at Archives de la Charente — index & images
- Les "actes en vrac" pour : Bernac (16) at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les "actes en vrac" pour : Charente (16) at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les "actes en vrac" pour : Juillé (16) at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les "actes en vrac" pour : Raix (16) at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les "actes en vrac" pour : Saint-Georges (16) at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les "actes en vrac" pour : Villefagnan (16) at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les recherches terminées de Charente at EntraideGenWeb — index
- See France Civil Registration for more information.
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
- 1939-1945 Base des Déportés 1939-1945 at MémorialGenWeb — index
- Les mariages de migrants originaires de : Charente at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les mariages de migrants pour : Charente at FranceGenWeb — index
Heraldry[edit | edit source]
- Blasons de communes et familles de Charente at HéraldiqueGenWeb — index & images
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
- Communes de Charente (carte) at Locom
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- Les mariages pour : Charente at Napoléon-MariagesGenWeb — index
- Les soldats ayant combattu pour la guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis originaires de Charente at La FayetteGenWeb — index
- Morts pour la France décédés en Charente at MémorialGenWeb — index & images
- Morts pour la France nés en Charente at MémorialGenWeb — index & images
Repositories[edit | edit source]
For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.
Archives[edit | edit source]
Archives de la Charente
24 Av. Gambetta
16006 Angoulême
France
Telephone: +33 (0)5 16 09 50 11
Contact form
Website
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
FranceGenWeb - Cousins
FranceGenWeb Cousins 16, Charente
- Charente Wiki GenWeb Associations
- Charente Forums
- Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community
- Association Généalogique de la Charente(AGC)
- Cybergroupe Généalogique de Charente Poitevine
Research Helps[edit | edit source]
The following articles will help you research your family in France.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Charente," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charente (accessed June 16, 2017).