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==How to Find the Records== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
===Online Collections=== | |||
*'''1550-1936''' {{RecordSearch|4129995|France, Charente, Parish and Civil Registration, 1550-1936}} at FamilySearch - index and images | |||
*'''1792-1902''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62058/ Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1792-1902] at Ancestry - index and images ($) | |||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-14020/france-vital-records-index France, Vital Records Index] at MyHeritage - index ($) | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Civil records are crucial for research in France. Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1792. After this date, all individuals who lived in France are recorded. Because these records cover all the population, are indexed, are easily accessible, provide more information than church records, and include persons of all denominations, they are the most important source for genealogical research in France. Other significant genealogical sources, such as church records, are not easily available after 1792, not complete, not necessarily accurate and not considered as reliable a source as the civil registers. For many families, civil registers are often the only valuable source of information after 1792. | Civil records are crucial for research in France. Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1792. After this date, all individuals who lived in France are recorded. Because these records cover all the population, are indexed, are easily accessible, provide more information than church records, and include persons of all denominations, they are the most important source for genealogical research in France. Other significant genealogical sources, such as church records, are not easily available after 1792, not complete, not necessarily accurate and not considered as reliable a source as the civil registers. For many families, civil registers are often the only valuable source of information after 1792. | ||
For baptism, death, and marriage records before 1792, see the "[[France Church Records|Church Records]]" section. | For baptism, death, and marriage records before 1792, see the "[[France Church Records|Church Records]]" section. | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||