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Guide to Lozère Department ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Lozère Department

History[edit | edit source]

Lozère was created in 1790 during the French Revolution. Lozère was formed with part of the old province of Languedoc. The general area in the Margeride Mountains of the former province of Gévaudan is nearly identical with the modern Lozère department).^[1]

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Localities (Communes)[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

See France Census for more information.

Heraldry[edit | edit source]

Armorial du Gévaudan(*); Lescure, vicomte de at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Blasons de communes et familles de la Lozère at HéraldiqueGenWeb — index & images

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Cadastre at Archives départementales de la Lozère
Communes de la Lozère (carte) at Locom

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Les mariages de la Lozère at Napoléon-MariagesGenWeb — index
Les soldats ayant combattu pour la guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis originaires de la Lozère at La FayetteGenWeb — index
Morts pour la France décédés en Lozère at MémorialGenWeb — index & images
Morts pour la France nés en Lozère at MémorialGenWeb — index & images

Repositories[edit | edit source]

For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.

Archives[edit | edit source]

Archives départementales de la Lozère
12 avenue du Père Coudrin
48000 Mende
France
Contact form
Website

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

FranceGenWeb - Cousins
FranceGenWeb Cousins 48, Lozère

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you research your family in France.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lozère," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozère (accessed October 31, 2018).

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Lozère," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozère (accessed October 31, 2018).

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+Guide to '''Lozère Department ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
+{| style="float:right"
+|-
+| style="padding-right:0px"|
+[[Image:Lozère-France.png|thumb|<center>Lozère Department</center>]]
+|}
+==History==
+Lozère was created in 1790 during the French Revolution. Lozère was formed with part of the old province of Languedoc. The general area in the Margeride Mountains of the former province of Gévaudan is nearly identical with the modern Lozère department).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lozère," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozère (accessed October 31, 2018).</ref>
-== Prefecture ==
+==Jurisdictions==
+===Localities (Communes)===
+*[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=48 FranceGenWeb]
+*[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=48 Locom]
+*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_communes_de_la_Loz%C3%A8re Wikipedia]
+*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_de_la_Loz%C3%A8re Wikipedia, former localities]
-(add address here)
+==Resources==
+===Census===
-== History  ==
+*See [[France Census]] for more information.
-==== Historic Province ====
+===Church Records===
+*'''1536-1897''' {{RecordSearch|1582585|France, Protestant Church Records, 1536-1897}}  at FamilySearch - [[France, Protestant Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+*See [[France Church Records]] for more information.
+===Civil Registration===
+*'''1542-1900''' {{RecordSearch|2840446|France, Civil Registration, Various Communes, 1542-1900}} at FamilySearch - [[France, Civil Registration, Various Communes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
+* [https://archives.lozere.fr/archive/recherche/etatcivil/n:88 Etat civil] at Archives départementales de la Lozère — index & images
+* [https://www.francegenweb.org/actes//listed.php?dept=48 Les "actes en vrac" pour : Lozère (48)] at FranceGenWeb — index
+* [https://www.francegenweb.org/entraide/basentraide/resultdep.php?dept=48 Les recherches terminées de la Lozère] at EntraideGenWeb — index
+*See [[France Civil Registration]] for more information.
-==== Boundary Changes  ====
+===Emigration and Immigration===
+* '''1939-1945''' [https://www.memorialgenweb.org/memorial3/deportes/resultlieux.php?dept=48 Base des Déportés 1939-1945] at MémorialGenWeb — index
+* [https://www.francegenweb.org/migranet/listedori.php?dept=48 Les mariages de migrants originaires de : Lozère] at FranceGenWeb — index
+* [https://www.francegenweb.org/migranet/listed.php?dept=48 Les mariages de migrants pour : Lozère] at FranceGenWeb — index
-==== Record Loss  ====
+===Heraldry===
+*{{FSC|24453|title-id|disp=Armorial du Gévaudan }}(*); Lescure, vicomte de at FamilySearch Catalog - images
+* [http://www.francegenweb.org/~heraldique/base/search.php?search_fields=image_keywords&search_keywords=F48 Blasons de communes et familles de la Lozère] at HéraldiqueGenWeb — index & images
-== Places/Localities  ==
+===Maps and Gazetteers===
+* [https://archives.lozere.fr/archive/recherche/cadastre/n:14 Cadastre] at Archives départementales de la Lozère
+* [http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd48.htm Communes de la Lozère (carte)] at Locom
-Arrondissements
+===Military Records===
+* [https://www.francegenweb.org/napmargenweb//listed.php?dept=48 Les mariages de la Lozère] at Napoléon-MariagesGenWeb — index
+* [https://www.francegenweb.org/lafayette/resultat.php?dep=48 Les soldats ayant combattu pour la guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis originaires de la Lozère] at La FayetteGenWeb — index
+* [http://www.memorialgenweb.org/memorial3/html/fr/resultnd.php?nd=D&dpt1=48 Morts pour la France décédés en Lozère] at MémorialGenWeb — index & images
+* [https://www.memorialgenweb.org/memorial3/html/fr/resultnd.php?nd=N&dpt1=48 Morts pour la France nés en Lozère] at MémorialGenWeb — index & images
-*
+==Repositories==
-*
+For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ map].<br>
-Cantons
+===Archives===
+'''Archives départementales de la Lozère'''<br>
+avenue du Père Coudrin<br>
+Mende<br>
+France<br>
+[https://archives.lozere.fr/wform/wform/fill/contact/n:300 Contact form]<Br>
+[https://archives.lozere.fr/ Website]
-*
+===Libraries===
-*
-==== Populated Places  ====
+===Societies===
+'''FranceGenWeb - Cousins'''<Br>
+[https://www.francegenweb.org/sitescgw/c2/index.php?dept=48 FranceGenWeb Cousins 48, Lozère]
-==== Neighboring Departments ====
+*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Associations_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogiques_de_la_Loz%C3%A8re Lozère Wiki GenWeb Associations]
+*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Liste_d%27%C3%A9change_-_Languedoc-Roussillon Lozère Forums]
+*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernEuropeGenealogyResearchCommunity/ Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community]
-*
+==Research Helps==
-*
+{{HR Helps|where=France}}
-*
-*
-== Resources  ==
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-==== Cemeteries  ====
+[[Category:Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées Region, France]][[Category:Departments of France]]
-==== Census  ====
-==== Church  ====
-To search online copies of parish registers and civil registration, go to&nbsp;http://www.culture.lozere.fr/afficherressourceculturelle.do?id_ressource=76
-==== Civil Registration ====
-To search online copies of parish registers and civil registration, go to&nbsp;http://www.culture.lozere.fr/afficherressourceculturelle.do?id_ressource=76
-==== Court  ====
-==== Land  ====
-==== Local Histories  ====
-==== Maps  ====
-==== Military  ====
-==== Newspapers  ====
-==== Probate  ====
-==== Taxation  ====
-== Societies and Libraries  ==
-==== Family History Centers ====
-*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
-== Web Sites  ==
-*[http://www.culture.lozere.fr Archives Départementales]
-*[http://www.francegenweb.org/indexall.php?dept=48 Lozère Francegenweb]
-*[http://www.francegenweb.org/~communes/liste.php?dept=48 Gazetteer for Lozère]
-== References  ==
-<references />
-{{France-stub}}
-[[Category:Lozère]]