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Guide to '''France ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
France is a country in Western Europe bordered by [[Belgium Genealogy|Belgium]], [[Luxembourg Genealogy|Luxembourg]], [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]], [[Switzerland Genealogy|Switzerland]], [[Italy Genealogy|Italy]], [[Monaco Genealogy|Monaco]], [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]], and [[Andorra Genealogy|Andorra]]. The French Republic was established in 1792. The official language is French.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "France," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France, accessed 23 March 2016.</ref>


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==France Map==
Click on the specific department name either on the maps above or in the list below to access the FamilySearch Wiki article for that department.
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== Jurisdictions ==
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=== Departments ===
 
Today France is divided into 96 departments and 5 overseas departments. This number has changed over the years. In 1790 there were 83 and at the height of Napoleon's reign there were as many as 130. Records are kept on the town level, but it is necessary to know which department the town is located.
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*[[France Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
*[[France Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[France Census|Census]]
*[[France Church History|Church History]]
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[France Ethnic Groups|Ethnic Groups]]
*[[France Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[France Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[France Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[France Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[France History|History]]
*[[France Huguenots|Huguenots]]
*[[Insee Number|Insee Number]]
*[[France Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[France Maps|Maps]]
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[France Minorities|Minorities]]
*[[France Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
*[[France Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[France Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[France Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[France Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[France Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[France Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]]
*[[France Societies|Societies]]
*[[France Search Strategies for Births, Marriages and Deaths|Vital Record Search Strategies]]
 
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*[http://genealogy.about.com/od/france/ French Genealogy &amp; Family History]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/france.htm Cyndi's List: France]
*[http://www.gefrance.com/ Genealogy and Family History in France]
*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/france.html France Genealogy]
*[http://genforum.genealogy.com/france/ France Genealogy Forum]
*[http://www.frenchlines.com/passenger_index_en.php Le Havre Passenger List 1864-1936]
*[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/ Online records for Algeria]
*[http://infobel.com/France/ French Telephonedirectory]
 
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[[Image:400px-Tour eiffel at sunrise from the trocadero.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<center>Tour Eiffel at sunrise<center></center>]]
 
== Getting started with French research  ==
 
Welcome to the France page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the France page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze French records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Here you will find helpful research tools and research guidance. Please visit the help page to learn more about using the site. The French Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential! For help with specific areas in France, click [[:Category:France|here]] for a list of locations and topics.
 
''See the tutorials at the FamilySearch Learning Center on basic ''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22France%22 ''French Research'']''and on&nbsp;''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22France%22 ''Reading French Handwritten Records'']''.''
 
== History of France  ==
 
See the Facebook page ''[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Histoire-de-France-sites-et-blogs/348011018559505 "Histoire de France - sites et blogs"]'' for more information.
 
== Jurisdictions  ==
 
Prior to March 1790 France was organized into provinces.&nbsp; Several administrative regions of France still carry the names of the former provinces.  
 
==== Historic Provinces (and their capitals)  ====


'''Note:''' The numbers in parentheses following the department name correspond to the numbers on the map above.  ''Territoire-de-Belfort'' does not have a number on the map; it is located immediately below Haut-Rhin (68).  The ''(1)'' on the map corresponds to the Paris area shown on the left inset.
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  <li>[[Ain, France Genealogy|Ain]] (01)</li>
*[[Alsace|Alsace (Strasbourg)]]  
  <li>[[Aisne, France Genealogy|Aisne]] (02)</li>
*[[Angoumois|Angoumois (Angoulême)]]  
  <li>[[Allier, France Genealogy|Allier]] (03)</li>
*[[Anjou|Anjou (Angers)]]  
  <li>[[Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France Genealogy|Alpes-de-Haute-Provence]] (04)</li>
*[[Artois|Artois (Arras)]]  
  <li>[[Hautes-Alpes, France Genealogy|Hautes-Alpes]] (05)</li>
*[[Aunis|Aunis (La Rochelle)]]  
  <li>[[Alpes-Maritimes, France Genealogy|Alpes-Maritimes]] (06)</li>
*[[Auvergne|Auvergne (Clermont-Ferrand)]]  
  <li>[[Ardèche, France Genealogy|Ardèche]] (07)</li>
*[[Berry|Berry (Bourges)]]  
  <li>[[Ardennes, France Genealogy|Ardennes]] (08)</li>
*[[Bourbonnais|Bourbonnais (Moulins)]]  
  <li>[[Ariège, France Genealogy|Ariège]] (09)</li>
*[[Brittany|Brittany (Rennes)]]  
  <li>[[Aube, France Genealogy|Aube]] (10)</li>
*[[Burgundy|Burgundy (Dijon)]]  
  <li>[[Aude, France Genealogy|Aude]] (11)</li>
*[[Bearn|Béarn (Pau)]]  
  <li>[[Aveyron, France Genealogy|Aveyron]] (12)</li>
*[[Champagne|Champagne Troyes)]]  
  <li>[[Bas-Rhin, France Genealogy|Bas-Rhin]] (67)</li>
*[[Comtat|Comtat Venaissin (Papal Fief)]]  
  <li>[[Bouches-du-Rhône, France Genealogy|Bouches-du-Rhône]] (13)</li>
*[[Corsica|Corsica (Ajaccio)]]  
  <li>[[Calvados, France Genealogy|Calvados]] (14)</li>
*[[Dauphine|Dauphiné (Grenoble)]]  
  <li>[[Cantal, France Genealogy|Cantal]] (15)</li>
*[[Flandres and Hainaut|Flandres and Hainaut (Lille)]]  
  <li>[[Charente, France Genealogy|Charente]] (16)</li>
*[[Foix|Foix (Foix)]]  
  <li>[[Charente-Maritime, France Genealogy|Charente-Maritime]] (17)</li>
*[[Franche-Comte|Franche-Comté (Besançon)]]  
  <li>[[Cher, France Genealogy|Cher]] (18)</li>
*[[Guyenne and Gascony|Guyenne and Gascony (Bordeaux)]]  
  <li>[[Corrèze, France Genealogy|Corrèze]] (19)</li>
*[[Ile-de-France|Île-de-France (Paris)]]
  <li>[[Corse-du-Sud, France Genealogy|Corse-du-Sud]](2A)</li>
 
  <li>[[Haute-Corse, France Genealogy|Haute-Corse]] (2B)</li>
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  <li>[[Côte d'Or, France Genealogy|Côte d'Or]] (21)</li>
*[[Languedoc|Languedoc (Toulouse)]]  
  <li>[[Côtes d'Armor, France Genealogy|Côtes d'Armor]] (22)</li>
*[[Limousin|Limousin (Limoges)]]  
  <li>[[Creuse, France Genealogy|Creuse]] (23)</li>
*[[Lorraine|Lorraine (Nancy)]]  
  <li>[[Dordogne, France Genealogy|Dordogne]] (24)</li>
*[[Maine, France|Maine (Le Mans)]]  
  <li>[[Doubs, France Genealogy|Doubs]] (25)</li>
*[[Marche|Marche (Guéret)]]  
  <li>[[Drôme, France Genealogy|Drôme]] (26)</li>
*[[Montbelliard|Montbelliard, Fief of Württemberg]]  
  <li>[[Eure, France Genealogy|Eure]] (27)</li>
*[[Mulhouse (Imperial Free City)|Imperial Free City of Mulhouse]]  
  <li>[[Eure-et-Loir, France Genealogy|Eure-et-Loir]] (28)</li>
*[[Nice|Nice, Sardinian Fief]]  
  <li>[[Finistère, France Genealogy|Finistère]] (29)</li>
*[[Nivernais|Nivernais (Nevers)]]  
  <li>[[Gard, France Genealogy|Gard]] (30)</li>
*[[Normandy|Normandy (Rouen)]]  
  <li>[[Haute-Garonne, France Genealogy|Haute-Garonne]] (31)</li>
*[[Orleanais|Orléanais (Orléans)]]  
  <li>[[Gers, France Genealogy|Gers]] (32)</li>
*[[Picardy|Picardy (Amiens)]]  
  <li>[[Gironde, France Genealogy|Gironde]](33)</li>
*[[Poitou|Poitou (Poitiers)]]  
  <li>[[Hérault, France Genealogy|Hérault]] (34)</li>
*[[Provence|Provence (Aix-en-Provence)]]  
  <li>[[Haut-Rhin, France Genealogy|Haut-Rhin]] (68)</li>
*[[Rhone-Alpes|Rhône-Alpes (Lyon)]]  
  <li>[[Ille-et-Vilaine, France Genealogy|Ille-et-Vilaine]] (35)</li>
*[[Roussillon|Roussillon (Perpignan)]]  
  <li>[[Indre, France Genealogy|Indre]] (36)</li>
*[[Saintonge|Saintonge (Saintes)]]  
  <li>[[Indre-et-Loire, France Genealogy|Indre-et-Loire]] (37)</li>
*[[Savoy|Savoy, a Sardinian Fief]]  
  <li>[[Isère, France Genealogy|Isère]] (38)</li>
*[[Touraine|Touraine (Tours)]]  
  <li>[[Jura, France Genealogy|Jura]] (39)</li>
*[[Trois-Eveches|Trois-Évêchés (Metz, Toul and Verdun)]]
  <li>[[Landes, France Genealogy|Landes]] (40)</li>
 
  <li>[[Loir-et-Cher, France Genealogy|Loir-et-Cher]] (41)</li>
  <li>[[Loire, France Genealogy|Loire]] (42)</li>
  <li>[[Haute-Loire, France Genealogy|Haute-Loire]] (43)</li>
  <li>[[Loire-Atlantique, France Genealogy|Loire-Atlantique]] (44)</li>
  <li>[[Loiret, France Genealogy|Loiret]] (45)</li>
  <li>[[Lot, France Genealogy|Lot]] (46)</li>
  <li>[[Lot-et-Garonne, France Genealogy|Lot-et-Garonne]] (47)</li>
  <li>[[Lozère, France Genealogy|Lozère]] (48)</li>
  <li>[[Maine-et-Loire, France Genealogy|Maine-et-Loire]] (49)</li>
  <li>[[Manche, France Genealogy|Manche]] (50)</li>
  <li>[[Marne, France Genealogy|Marne]] (51)</li>
  <li>[[Haute-Marne, France Genealogy|Haute-Marne]] (52)</li>
  <li>[[Mayenne, France Genealogy|Mayenne]] (53)</li>
  <li>[[Meurthe-et-Moselle, France Genealogy|Meurthe-et-Moselle]] (54)</li>
  <li>[[Meuse, France Genealogy|Meuse]] (55)</li>
  <li>[[Morbihan, France Genealogy|Morbihan]] (56)</li>
  <li>[[Moselle, France Genealogy|Moselle]] (57)</li>
  <li>[[Nièvre, France Genealogy|Nièvre]] (58)</li>
  <li>[[Nord, France Genealogy|Nord]] (59)</li>
  <li>[[Oise, France Genealogy|Oise]] (60)</li>
  <li>[[Orne, France Genealogy|Orne]] (61)</li>
  <li>[[Pas-de-Calais, France Genealogy|Pas-de-Calais]] (62)</li>
  <li>[[Puy-de-Dôme, France Genealogy|Puy-de-Dôme]] (63)</li>
  <li>[[Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France Genealogy|Pyrénées-Atlantiques]] (64)</li>
  <li>[[Hautes-Pyrénées, France Genealogy|Hautes-Pyrénées]] (65)</li>
  <li>[[Pyrénées-Orientales, France Genealogy|Pyrénées-Orientales]](66)</li>
  <li>[[Rhône, France Genealogy|Rhône]] (69)</li>
  <li>[[Haute-Saône, France Genealogy|Haute-Saône]] (70)</li>
  <li>[[Saône-et-Loire, France Genealogy|Saône-et-Loire]] (71)</li>
  <li>[[Sarthe, France Genealogy|Sarthe]] (72)</li>
  <li>[[Savoie, France Genealogy|Savoie]] (73)</li>
  <li>[[Haute-Savoie, France Genealogy|Haute-Savoie]] (74)</li>
  <li>[[Paris, France Genealogy|Paris]] (75)</li>
  <li>[[Seine-Maritime, France Genealogy|Seine-Maritime]] (76)</li>
  <li>[[Seine-et-Marne, France Genealogy|Seine-et-Marne]] (77)</li>
  <li>[[Yvelines, France Genealogy|Yvelines]] (78)</li>
  <li>[[Deux-Sèvres, France Genealogy|Deux-Sèvres]] (79)</li>
  <li>[[Somme, France Genealogy|Somme]] (80)</li>
  <li>[[Tarn, France Genealogy|Tarn]] (81)</li>
  <li>[[Tarn-et-Garonne, France Genealogy|Tarn-et-Garonne]] (82)</li>
  <li>[[Var, France Genealogy|Var]] (83)</li>
  <li>[[Vaucluse, France Genealogy|Vaucluse]] (84)</li>
  <li>[[Vendée, France Genealogy|Vendée]] (85)</li>
  <li>[[Vienne, France Genealogy|Vienne]] (86)</li>
  <li>[[Haute-Vienne, France Genealogy|Haute-Vienne]] (87)</li>
  <li>[[Vosges, France Genealogy|Vosges]] (88)</li>
  <li>[[Yonne, France Genealogy|Yonne]] (89)</li>
  <li>[[Territoire-de-Belfort, France Genealogy|Territoire-de-Belfort]] (90)</li>
  <li>[[Essonne, France Genealogy|Essonne]] (91)</li>
  <li>[[Hauts-de-Seine, France Genealogy|Hauts-de-Seine]] (92)</li>
  <li>[[Seine-Saint-Denis, France Genealogy|Seine-St.Denis]] (93)</li>
  <li>[[Val-de-Marne, France Genealogy|Val-de-Marne]] (94)</li>
  <li>[[Val-d’Oise, France Genealogy|Val-d’Oise]] (95)</li>
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On 1 January 2021, the departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin were merged and became known as the [[European Collectivity of Alsace.]]
 
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==== Departments  ====
'''Territories'''<br>
 
Many of the records of the French overseas territories are on-line at [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/ ''Les Archives nationales d’outre-mer'' (the Overseas National Archives)]''.
Today France is divided into 96 departments plus 4 overseas departments. This number has changed over the years, in 1790 there were 83 and at the height of Napoleon's reign there were as many as 130. Records are kept on the town level, but one needs to know in which department the town is located.
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| 01 [[Ain|Ain]]
| 2B [[Haute-Corse|Haute-Corse]]
| 40 [[Landes|Landes]]
| [[Oise|60 Oise]]
| [[Somme|80 Somme]]
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| [[Aisne|02 Aisne]]
| [[Côte d'Or|21 Côte d'Or]]
| [[Loir-et-Cher|41 Loir-et-Cher]]
| [[Orne|61 Orne]]
| [[Tarn|81 Tarn]]
|-
| [[Allier|03 Allier]]
| [[Côtes d'Armor|22 Côtes d'Armor]]
| [[Loire|42 Loire]]
| [[Pas-de-Calais|62 Pas-de-Calais]]
| [[Tarn-et-Garonne|82 Tarn-et-Garonne]]
|-
| [[Alpes-de-Haute-Provence|04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence]]
| [[Creuse|23 Creuse]]
| [[Haute-Loire|43 Haute-Loire]]
| [[Puy-de-Dôme|63 Puy-de-Dôme]]
| [[Var|83 Var]]
|-
| [[Alpes (Hautes)|05 Alpes(Hautes)]]
| [[Dordogne|24 Dordogne]]
| [[Loire-Atlantique|44 Loire-Atlantique]]
| [[Pyrénéés-Atlantiques|64 Pyrénéés-Atlantiques]]
| [[Vaucluse|84 Vaucluse]]
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| [[Alpes-Maritimes|06 Alpes-Maritimes]]
<li>[[French Guiana, France Genealogy|French Guiana]] </li>
| [[Doubs|25 Doubs]]
<li>[[Guadeloupe, France Genealogy|Guadeloupe]] </li>
| [[Loiret|45 Loiret]]
<li>[[Martinique, France Genealogy|Martinique]] </li>
| [[Pyrénéés(Hautes-)|65 Pyrénéés(Hautes-)]]
<li>[[Mayotte, France Genealogy|Mayotte]]</li>
| [[Véndée|85 Véndée]]
<li>[[Reunion Island, France Genealogy|La Réunion]] </li>
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<li>[[Saint Martin Genealogy|Saint Martin]]</li>
| [[Ardèche|07 Ardèche]]
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| [[Drôme|26 Drôme]]
| [[Lot|46 Lot]]
| [[Pyrénéés-Orientales|66 Pyrénéés-Orientales]]
| [[Vienne|86 Vienne]]
|-
| [[Ardennes|08 Ardennes]]
| [[Eure|27 Eure]]
| [[Lot-et-Garonne|47 Lot-et-Garonne]]
| 67 [[Bas-Rhin|Bas-Rhin]]
| [[Vienne (Haute-)|87 Vienne (Haute-)]]
|-
| [[Ariège|09 Ariège]]
| [[Eure-et-Loir|28 Eure-et-Loir]]
| [[Lozère|48 Lozère]]
| 68 [[Haut-Rhin|Haut-Rhin]]
| [[Vosges|88 Vosges]]
|-
| [[Aube|10 Aube]]
| [[Finistère|29 Finistère]]
| [[Maine-et-Loire|49 Maine-et-Loire]]
| [[Rhône|69 Rhône]]
| [[Yonne|89 Yonne]]
|-
| [[Aude|11 Aude]]
| [[Gard|30 Gard]]
| [[Manche|50 Manche]]
| [[Saône (Haute-)|70 Saône (Haute-)]]
| [[Territoire-de-Belfort|90 Territoire-de-Belfort]]
|-
| [[Aveyron|12 Aveyron]]
| [[Haute-Garonne|31 Haute-Garonne]]
| [[Marne|51 Marne]]
| [[Saône-et-Loire|71 Saône-et-Loire]]
| [[Essonne|91 Essonne]]
|-
| [[Bouches-du-Rhône|13 Bouches-du-Rhône]]
| [[Gers|32 Gers]]
| [[Marne (Haute-)|52 Marne (Haute-)]]
| [[Sarthe|72 Sarthe]]
| [[Hauts-de-Seine|92 Hauts-de-Seine]]
|-
| [[Calvados|14 Calvados]]
| [[Gironde|33 Gironde]]
| [[Mayenne|53 Mayenne]]
| [[Savoie|73 Savoie]]
| [[Seine-St.Denis|93 Seine-St.Denis]]
|-
| [[Cantal|15 Cantal]]
| [[Hérault|34 Hérault]]
| [[Meurthe-et-Moselle|54 Meurthe-et-Moselle]]
| [[Savoie (Haute-)|74 Savoie (Haute-)]]
| [[Val-de-Marne|94 Val-de-Marne]]
|-
| [[Charente|16 Charente]]
| [[Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Brittany, France|35 Ille-et-Vilaine]]
| [[Meuse|55 Meuse]]
| [[Paris (Ville de)|75 Paris (Ville de)]]
| [[Val-d’Oise|95 Val-d’Oise]]
|-
| [[Charente-Maritime|17 Charente-Maritime]]
| [[Indre|36 Indre]]
| [[Morbihan|56 Morbihan]]
| [[Seine-Maritime|76 Seine-Maritime]]  
| [[Guadeloupe|971 Guadeloupe]]
|-
| [[Cher|18 Cher]]
| [[Indre-et-Loire|37 Indre-et-Loire]]
| [[Moselle|57 Moselle]]
| [[Seine-et-Marne|77 Seine-et-Marne]]
| [[Martinique|972 Martinique]]
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| [[Corrèze|19 Corrèze]]
| [[Isère|38 Isère]]
| [[Nièvre|58 Nièvre]]
| [[Yvelines|78 Yvelines]]
| [[Guyane|973 ]][[Guyane|Guyane]]
|-
| [[Corse-du-Sud|2A Corse-du-Sud]]
| [[Jura|39 Jura]]  
| [[Nord|59 Nord]]  
| [[Sèvres (Deux-)|79 Sèvres (Deux-)]]  
| [[Reunion Island|974 Réunion]]
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=== Historic Provinces and their Capitols ===
 
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== Research Tools  ==
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*Listing of all [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927089 records collections for France] available on FamilySearch.org.
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/f/f9/Finding_Records_of_Your_Ancestors_in_France_.pdf Finding Records of your Ancestors in France 1792 to 1880]
*[[France Letter Writing Guide]]
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/b/b6/France_Research_Outline.pdf France Research Outline]
*[[French Archives Online]]
*[[French Handwriting]]
*[[French Republican Calendar]]
*[[French Wordlist]]
*[[Gallica: The French “Library of Congress”]]
*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/France.pdf Research Guide for France by BYU]
*[[France Websites|France Records&nbsp;Websites]]
 
'''Wiki article describing online collections are found at:'''
 
*[[France Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|France Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[France Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|France Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[France Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|France Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[France, Coutance, Parish Church Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|France, Coutance, Parich Church Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[France, Diocese of Coutances et d'Avranche, Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|France, Diocese of Coutances et d'Avranche, Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[France, Coutances et d'Avranche Diocese, Inquiries of Consanguinity (FamilySearch Historical Records)|France, Coutances et d'Avranche Diocese, Inquiries of Consanguinity (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[France, Protestant Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|France, Protestant Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[France, Quimper et Léon - Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|France, Quimper et Léon - Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
== Research Strategies  ==
 
*[[France - Birth - 1539-1791|Birth records 1539-1791]]
*[[France - Birth - 1792-Present|Birth records 1792-Present]]
*[[France - Death - 1539-1791|Death records 1539-1791]]
*[[France - Death - 1792-Present|Death records 1792-Present]]
*[[France - Marriage - 1539-1791|Marriage records 1539-1791]]
*[[France - Marriage - 1792-Present|Marriage records 1792-Present]]<br>
 
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== Related Content  ==
 
French citizens of Alsace-Lorraine (Haut Rhin, Bas Rhin, Moselle) often speak German. Many people from this area moved to Russia and the Ukraine and are discussed in [[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]].
 
== Did you know?  ==
 
*The archives of&nbsp;most of the ''départements''&nbsp;(states) in France&nbsp;and 60 French cities have digitized a wide range of historical records and made them available online. Additional French archives are coming online monthly.&nbsp;Records available often&nbsp;include birth, marriage, and death records, cadastral and other land records, military records, censuses, and more. Click [http://www.geneawiki.com/index.php/Archives_en_ligne#Archives_d.C3.A9partementales here] to see the latest updates.
*French national censuses are seldom used for primary research by most family historians, and many have not been microfilmed.
*Some French military records begin as early as the 1500s.&nbsp;Records&nbsp;since the 19th century&nbsp;may&nbsp;include information about an ancestor's military career, such as promotions, places served, pensions, and conduct. In addition, these records may include information about his age, birthplace, residence, occupation, physical description, and family members.
 
== Things you can do  ==
 
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:<br>
 
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    <li>[[Alsace|Alsace (Strasbourg)]]</li>
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    <li>[[Charente, France Genealogy#Former County of Angoumois|Angoumois (Angoulême)]]</li>
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Translation|Translate pages]]
    <li>[[Anjou|Anjou (Angers)]]</li>
    <li>[[Pas-de-Calais, France Genealogy#Former Region of Artois|Artois (Arras)]]</li>
    <li>[[Charente-Maritime, France Genealogy#Former Province of Aunis|Aunis (La Rochelle)]]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auvergne Auvergne (Clermont-Ferrand)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry,_France Berry (Bourges)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbonnais Bourbonnais (Moulins)]</li>
    <li>[[Brittany|Brittany (Rennes)]]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgundy Burgundy (Dijon)] </li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9arn Béarn (Pau)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_(province) Champagne (Troyes)] </li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comtat_Venaissin Comtat Venaissin (Papal Fief)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsica Corsica (Ajaccio)] </li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauphin%C3%A9 Dauphiné (Grenoble)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Flanders Flandres and Hainaut (Lille)]</li>
    <li>[[Ariège, France Genealogy#Former County of Foix|Foix (Foix)]]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franche-Comt%C3%A9 Franche-Comté (Besançon)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyenne Guyenne] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gascony Gascony] (Bordeaux)</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele-de-France Île-de-France (Paris)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languedoc Languedoc (Toulouse)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousin Limousin (Limoges)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine Lorraine (Nancy)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_(province) Maine (Le Mans)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_La_Marche Marche (Guéret)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Montb%C3%A9liard Montbelliard, Fief of Württemberg]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulhouse Imperial Free City of Mulhouse] </li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Nice Nice, County of]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nivernais Nivernais (Nevers)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy Normandy (Rouen)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orl%C3%A9anais Orléanais (Orléans)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picardy Picardy (Amiens)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poitou Poitou (Poitiers)] </li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provence Provence (Aix-en-Provence)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%B4ne-Alpes Rhône-Alpes (Lyon)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roussillon Roussillon (Perpignan)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saintonge Saintonge or Xaintonge (Saintes)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoy Savoy, Duchy of (Chambéry then Turin)]</li>
    <li>[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoie_Propre Savoie Propre (Chambéry)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarentaise_Valley Tarentaise (Moûtiers)]</li>
    <li>[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurienne Maurienne (Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne)] </li>
    <li>[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genevois_(province) Genevois (Annecy)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chablais Chablais (Thonon-les-Bains)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faucigny Faucigny (Bonneville)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touraine Touraine (Tours)]</li>
    <li>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Bishoprics Trois-Évêchés (Metz, Toul and Verdun)]</li>
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Getting started with French research[edit | edit source]

Welcome to the France page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the France page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze French records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Here you will find helpful research tools and research guidance. Please visit the help page to learn more about using the site. The French Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential! For help with specific areas in France, click here for a list of locations and topics.

See the tutorials at the FamilySearch Learning Center on basic French Researchand on Reading French Handwritten Records.

History of France[edit | edit source]

See the Facebook page "Histoire de France - sites et blogs" for more information.

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Prior to March 1790 France was organized into provinces.  Several administrative regions of France still carry the names of the former provinces.

Historic Provinces (and their capitals)[edit | edit source]

Departments[edit | edit source]

Today France is divided into 96 departments plus 4 overseas departments. This number has changed over the years, in 1790 there were 83 and at the height of Napoleon's reign there were as many as 130. Records are kept on the town level, but one needs to know in which department the town is located.

01 Ain 2B Haute-Corse 40 Landes 60 Oise 80 Somme
02 Aisne 21 Côte d'Or 41 Loir-et-Cher 61 Orne 81 Tarn
03 Allier 22 Côtes d'Armor 42 Loire 62 Pas-de-Calais 82 Tarn-et-Garonne
04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 23 Creuse 43 Haute-Loire 63 Puy-de-Dôme 83 Var
05 Alpes(Hautes) 24 Dordogne 44 Loire-Atlantique 64 Pyrénéés-Atlantiques 84 Vaucluse
06 Alpes-Maritimes 25 Doubs 45 Loiret 65 Pyrénéés(Hautes-) 85 Véndée
07 Ardèche 26 Drôme 46 Lot 66 Pyrénéés-Orientales 86 Vienne
08 Ardennes 27 Eure 47 Lot-et-Garonne 67 Bas-Rhin 87 Vienne (Haute-)
09 Ariège 28 Eure-et-Loir 48 Lozère 68 Haut-Rhin 88 Vosges
10 Aube 29 Finistère 49 Maine-et-Loire 69 Rhône 89 Yonne
11 Aude 30 Gard 50 Manche 70 Saône (Haute-) 90 Territoire-de-Belfort
12 Aveyron 31 Haute-Garonne 51 Marne 71 Saône-et-Loire 91 Essonne
13 Bouches-du-Rhône 32 Gers 52 Marne (Haute-) 72 Sarthe 92 Hauts-de-Seine
14 Calvados 33 Gironde 53 Mayenne 73 Savoie 93 Seine-St.Denis
15 Cantal 34 Hérault 54 Meurthe-et-Moselle 74 Savoie (Haute-) 94 Val-de-Marne
16 Charente 35 Ille-et-Vilaine 55 Meuse 75 Paris (Ville de) 95 Val-d’Oise
17 Charente-Maritime 36 Indre 56 Morbihan 76 Seine-Maritime 971 Guadeloupe
18 Cher 37 Indre-et-Loire 57 Moselle 77 Seine-et-Marne 972 Martinique
19 Corrèze 38 Isère 58 Nièvre 78 Yvelines 973 Guyane
2A Corse-du-Sud 39 Jura 59 Nord 79 Sèvres (Deux-) 974 Réunion

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

Wiki article describing online collections are found at:

Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Featured Content[edit | edit source]

(Your text or images here)

Related Content[edit | edit source]

French citizens of Alsace-Lorraine (Haut Rhin, Bas Rhin, Moselle) often speak German. Many people from this area moved to Russia and the Ukraine and are discussed in Germans from Russia.

Did you know?[edit | edit source]

  • The archives of most of the départements (states) in France and 60 French cities have digitized a wide range of historical records and made them available online. Additional French archives are coming online monthly. Records available often include birth, marriage, and death records, cadastral and other land records, military records, censuses, and more. Click here to see the latest updates.
  • French national censuses are seldom used for primary research by most family historians, and many have not been microfilmed.
  • Some French military records begin as early as the 1500s. Records since the 19th century may include information about an ancestor's military career, such as promotions, places served, pensions, and conduct. In addition, these records may include information about his age, birthplace, residence, occupation, physical description, and family members.

Things you can do[edit | edit source]

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

Articles that need editing:

Use the FamilySearch Learning Center to find online genealogy classes.

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