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'''Savoie and Nice'''. France controlled the Duchy of Savoie and the County [comté] of Nice from 1792 to 1814 and permanently after 1860. Use the church records of Savoie or Nice for the periods when they belonged to Sardinia and civil registration was suspended. These church records were given to the local community [commune] in 1906, but the ten-year indexes are often missing before 1882. French civil registers were usually made for towns in Savoie from 1792 to 1814 or 1815, and starting again in 1863. | '''Savoie and Nice'''. France controlled the Duchy of Savoie and the County [comté] of Nice from 1792 to 1814 and permanently after 1860. Use the church records of Savoie or Nice for the periods when they belonged to Sardinia and civil registration was suspended. These church records were given to the local community [commune] in 1906, but the ten-year indexes are often missing before 1882. French civil registers were usually made for towns in Savoie from 1792 to 1814 or 1815, and starting again in 1863. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Catalog shows many civil registers in Nice between 1815 and 1859. These were originally church records but are cataloged as civil registers because they were turned over to the French civil authorities for safekeeping. | ||
'''Corse'''. Genoa (now part of Italy) sold the island of Corse to France in 1768. Some family surnames were not fixed until end of the eighteenth century. The records were kept in Latin or Italian, and starting in 1820 they are kept in French. The Family History Library has not yet obtained any microfilm of civil registration from Corse. | '''Corse'''. Genoa (now part of Italy) sold the island of Corse to France in 1768. Some family surnames were not fixed until end of the eighteenth century. The records were kept in Latin or Italian, and starting in 1820 they are kept in French. The Family History Library has not yet obtained any microfilm of civil registration from Corse. | ||
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The Family History Library has civil registration from towns in many departments of France. However, if a record has been destroyed, was never kept, was not available in the archives at the time of microfilming, was not microfilmed, or is confidential, the Family History Library does not have a copy. You may use the records at the library for your family research, but the library does not issue or certify certificates for living or deceased individuals. | The Family History Library has civil registration from towns in many departments of France. However, if a record has been destroyed, was never kept, was not available in the archives at the time of microfilming, was not microfilmed, or is confidential, the Family History Library does not have a copy. You may use the records at the library for your family research, but the library does not issue or certify certificates for living or deceased individuals. | ||
The specific holdings of the Family History Library are listed in the | The specific holdings of the Family History Library are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. To find civil registration records in the Family History Library, search in the Place search of the library's catalog under: | ||
FRANCE - CIVIL REGISTRATION | FRANCE - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
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FRANCE, [DEPARTMENT], [TOWN] - CIVIL REGISTRATION | FRANCE, [DEPARTMENT], [TOWN] - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
The library's collection continues to grow and its catalog is updated annually. Don't give up if records are not available yet. Check the | The library's collection continues to grow and its catalog is updated annually. Don't give up if records are not available yet. Check the FamilySearch Catalog every year for the records you need. | ||
=== Locating Records Not at the Family History Library === | === Locating Records Not at the Family History Library === | ||
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Departmental archives [archives départementales] will only send replies to general questions about their holdings. They will not do research in their records for you. You may visit the archives to search the civil registers over 100 years old. You can also hire a researcher to examine archive records for you. | Departmental archives [archives départementales] will only send replies to general questions about their holdings. They will not do research in their records for you. You may visit the archives to search the civil registers over 100 years old. You can also hire a researcher to examine archive records for you. | ||
You may also find archive inventories (see the "[[France Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section) that describe the record-keeping systems and available civil registration records in France. They may not be up-to-date. These and other guides are found in the Place search of the | You may also find archive inventories (see the "[[France Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section) that describe the record-keeping systems and available civil registration records in France. They may not be up-to-date. These and other guides are found in the Place search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
FRANCE - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS | FRANCE - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS | ||