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Town halls [https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1427/personnalisation/resultat?lang=&quest0=0&quest1=0&quest2=0&quest3=0&quest= Birth certificate: request for full copy or extract] This may only be for France, not all its departments. | Town halls [https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1427/personnalisation/resultat?lang=&quest0=0&quest1=0&quest2=0&quest3=0&quest= Birth certificate: request for full copy or extract] This may only be for France, not all its departments. | ||
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Mayotte is the French Department of Mayotte (Département de Mayotte).<ref name="history">Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayotte Mayotte], (accessed 25 January 2023).</ref> France first gained possession of Mayotte in 1841.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros Comoros], (accessed 30 November 2020).</ref> Slaves were brought to Mayotte before the French came. Soon after the French gained control, slavery was outlawed. <ref name="history" /> | Mayotte is the French Department of Mayotte (Département de Mayotte).<ref name="history">Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayotte Mayotte], (accessed 25 January 2023).</ref> France first gained possession of Mayotte in 1841.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros Comoros], (accessed 30 November 2020).</ref> Slaves were brought to Mayotte before the French came. Soon after the French gained control, slavery was outlawed. <ref name="history" /> | ||
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