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Step 1. '''In column 1''' select a research goal. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?
== Record Finder Table for France ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


Step 2. '''In column 2''' find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
== List of Topics ==
:&gt; Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. They explain what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find them in the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the library. <br><br>
This Record Finder table links to the France topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
Step 3. '''In column 3''' find additional record types that may be useful. <br>
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
:&gt; Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.<br><br>
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[France Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
*[[France Census|Census]]
*[[France Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
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| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[France Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
*Obituaries
|-
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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| align="left" | '''1. If You Need'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Schools
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Census, Military Records, Cemeteries, Biography
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
*Obituaries
|-
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| align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Societies|Societies]]
*[[France Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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|-
| align="left" | Boundaries (province, canton, arrondissement, department)
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, History
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Historical Geography, Church History
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Probate Records, Biography
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Societies|Societies]]
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[France Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Emigration information
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Societies, Minorities
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | History, Church History
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Maps, Minorities
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
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| align="left" | Language helps
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Language and Languages
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | -
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[France Census|Census]]
*Voting Registers
*Taxation
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Directories, Genealogy
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Nobility
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Notarial Records
*[[France Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[France Heraldry|Heraldry]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Notarial Records, Biography
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Census|Census]]
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming Customs
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Names (Personal)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupations
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Directories, Church Records, Census
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
*Social Life and Customs
|-
*[[France Societies|Societies]]
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Genealogy, Societies, Nobility
*[[France History|History]]
| align="left" | Probate Records, Notarial Records, Heraldry, Biography
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Military Records, Biography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
 
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading French Records===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Historical Geography
*[[French Word List|French Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[German Genealogical Word List]]
*[[French Republican Calendar]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place of residence
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Directories, Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Census, Voting Registers, Schools, Taxation
*[[France Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" |Online tutorials
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies, Church History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Biography, History, Nobility, Heraldry, Minorities
*[https://script.byu.edu/french-handwriting/introduction Script Tutorial for French - Reading French Handwritten Records]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
| align="left" |Writing for records
| align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Church History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals, Minorities
*[[French Letter Writing Guide]]
|}
 
==Departments and Territories==
{|
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|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each department or territory, including links to actual records.'''
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<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="width:100%;padding-right:5px;">
    <li>[[Ain, France Genealogy|Ain]] (01)</li>
    <li>[[Aisne, France Genealogy|Aisne]] (02)</li>
    <li>[[Allier, France Genealogy|Allier]] (03)</li>
    <li>[[Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France Genealogy|Alpes-de-Haute-Provence]] (04)</li>
    <li>[[Hautes-Alpes, France Genealogy|Hautes-Alpes]] (05)</li>
    <li>[[Alpes-Maritimes, France Genealogy|Alpes-Maritimes]] (06)</li>
    <li>[[Ardèche, France Genealogy|Ardèche]] (07)</li>
    <li>[[Ardennes, France Genealogy|Ardennes]] (08)</li>
    <li>[[Ariège, France Genealogy|Ariège]] (09)</li>
    <li>[[Aube, France Genealogy|Aube]] (10)</li>
    <li>[[Aude, France Genealogy|Aude]] (11)</li>
    <li>[[Aveyron, France Genealogy|Aveyron]] (12)</li>
    <li>[[Bouches-du-Rhône, France Genealogy|Bouches-du-Rhône]] (13)</li>
    <li>[[Calvados, France Genealogy|Calvados]] (14)</li>
    <li>[[Cantal, France Genealogy|Cantal]] (15)</li>
    <li>[[Charente, France Genealogy|Charente]] (16)</li>
    <li>[[Charente-Maritime, France Genealogy|Charente-Maritime]] (17)</li>
    <li>[[Cher, France Genealogy|Cher]] (18)</li>
    <li>[[Corrèze, France Genealogy|Corrèze]] (19)</li>
    <li>[[Corse-du-Sud, France Genealogy|Corse-du-Sud]](2A)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Corse, France Genealogy|Haute-Corse]] (2B)</li>
    <li>[[Côte d'Or, France Genealogy|Côte d'Or]] (21)</li>
    <li>[[Côtes d'Armor, France Genealogy|Côtes d'Armor]] (22)</li>
    <li>[[Creuse, France Genealogy|Creuse]] (23)</li>
    <li>[[Dordogne, France Genealogy|Dordogne]] (24)</li>
    <li>[[Doubs, France Genealogy|Doubs]] (25)</li>
    <li>[[Drôme, France Genealogy|Drôme]] (26)</li>
    <li>[[Eure, France Genealogy|Eure]] (27)</li>
    <li>[[Eure-et-Loir, France Genealogy|Eure-et-Loir]] (28)</li>
    <li>[[Finistère, France Genealogy|Finistère]] (29)</li>
    <li>[[Gard, France Genealogy|Gard]] (30)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Garonne, France Genealogy|Haute-Garonne]] (31)</li>
    <li>[[Gers, France Genealogy|Gers]] (32)</li>
    <li>[[Gironde, France Genealogy|Gironde]](33)</li>
    <li>[[Hérault, France Genealogy|Hérault]] (34)</li>
    <li>[[Ille-et-Vilaine, France Genealogy|Ille-et-Vilaine]] (35)</li>
    <li>[[Indre, France Genealogy|Indre]] (36)</li>
    <li>[[Indre-et-Loire, France Genealogy|Indre-et-Loire]] (37)</li>
    <li>[[Isère, France Genealogy|Isère]] (38)</li>
    <li>[[Jura, France Genealogy|Jura]] (39)</li>
    <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>[[Bas-Rhin, France Genealogy|Bas-Rhin]] (67)</li>
    <li>[[Haut-Rhin, France Genealogy|Haut-Rhin]] (68)</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>
</ul>
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| align="left" | Religion
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| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
<br>
| align="left" |  
'''Territories'''<br>
Minorities, Cemeteries
*[[French Guiana, France Genealogy|French Guiana]]
*[[Guadeloupe, France Genealogy|Guadeloupe]]
*[[Martinique, France Genealogy|Martinique]]
*[[Mayotte, France Genealogy|Mayotte]]
*[[Reunion Island, France Genealogy|La Réunion]]
*[[Saint Martin Genealogy|Saint Martin]]


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Record Finder Table for France[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the France topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
Country and town of origin

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nobility
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Reading French Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
Online tutorials
Writing for records

Departments and Territories[edit | edit source]

The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each department or territory, including links to actual records.


Territories

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