Vendée, France Genealogy
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Guide to Vendée Department ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
History[edit | edit source]
The name Vendée is taken from the River Vendée which runs through the southeastern part of the department.[1]The department was created at the beginning of the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 from part of the province of Poitou (Lower Poitou), the island of Noirmoutier, and 16 municipalities of the Marches Britain-Poitou (located on the border of the Duchy of Brittany and the comté de Poitou).[2]
Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]
Localities (Communes)[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Census[edit | edit source]
- Listes nominatives (recensements de population) at Archives départementales de la Vendée — 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
- Répertoire numérique de sous-série 2 E (registres paroissiaux et état civil)(*); Vendée (France). Archives départementales at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Communes et paroisses at Cercle Généalogique Vendéen — index
- 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
- Répertoire numérique de sous-série 2 E (registres paroissiaux et état civil)(*); Vendée (France). Archives départementales at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Communes et paroisses at Cercle Généalogique Vendéen — index
- État civil at Archives départementales de la Vendée — index & images
- La base de donnée de l'Entraide at Entraide FranceGenWeb — index
- Les "actes en vrac" pour : Beaurepaire at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les "actes en vrac" pour : Cugand (85) at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les "actes en vrac" pour : Le Petit-Bourg-des-Herbiers (85) at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les "actes en vrac" pour : Les Herbiers (85) at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les "actes en vrac" pour : Vendée (85) at FranceGenWeb — index
- Relevés nominatifs concernant des Vendéens at Archives départementales de la Vendée — index
- See France Civil Registration for more information.
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
- Les mariages de migrants originaires de : Vendée at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les mariages de migrants pour : Vendée at FranceGenWeb — index
Heraldry[edit | edit source]
- Blasons de communes et familles de la Vendée at Héraldique FranceGenWeb — index & images
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
- Répertoire numérique de la sous-série 1Q, domaines nationaux(*); Vendée (France). Archives départementales at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- La Fayette Database at La Fayette FranceGenWeb — index
- Napoléon-Mariages Du Mariage de 6000 Militaires at NapoléonMariagesGenWeb — index
Nobility[edit | edit source]
- Répertoire numerique de la sous-série 1E (familles, seigneuries, paroisses et communautés)(*); Vendée (France). Archives départementales at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Repositories[edit | edit source]
For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.
Archives[edit | edit source]
Archives départementales de la Vendée
14 Rue Haxo
BP 34
85001 La Roche-sur-Yon Cedex
France
Telephone: +33 (0)2 28 85 78 00
Email: archives@vendee.fr
Contact form
Website
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
FranceGenWeb - Cousins
FranceGenWeb Cousins 85, Vendée
Research Helps[edit | edit source]
The following articles will help you research your family in France.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Vendée," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendée (accessed July 13, 2020).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Vendée (département)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendée_(département) (accessed November 7, 2017).