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Copies of civil registers that are more than 100 years old are deposited at the departmental archives, except in extremely large towns, which have their own municipal archives.
Copies of civil registers that are more than 100 years old are deposited at the departmental archives, except in extremely large towns, which have their own municipal archives.
On the maps below, click on the departments of continental France and its overseas territories to be linked to the website for each department's Archive. Note: The gray department labeled (1) in the map of France includes Paris and other jurisdictions, which are viewable in greater detail to the lower left of the country.
{{Websites of mainland France Archives Clickable Map}}
{{Archives of French Overseas Territories Clickable Map}}


=== Inventories, Registers, Catalogs  ===
=== Inventories, Registers, Catalogs  ===
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