France Historical Records

France, located in Western Europe, is known for its cultural heritage, historical landmarks, and influential role in world history. The historical records of France capture its history from ancient Gaul through the medieval and Renaissance periods, the French Revolution, and its development as a modern republic.

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France vital records France, Vital Records Index 357,634,225 records available France, Church Baptisms and Civil Births 156,504,188 records available France, Church Marriages and Civil Marriages 126,669,904 records available France Deaths 27,640,901 records available France, Nord Civil Deaths, 1820-1935 6,860,945 records available France, Daily Burial Registers of Parisian Cemeteries 6,755,342 records available France, Index of Obituaries and Funeral Notices 5,639,021 records available France, Nord Civil Marriages, 1792-1937 5,423,678 records available France, Marriages 5,115,110 records available France, Compilation of Vital Records, 1585-1928 2,209,485 records available France, Val-de-Marne, Civil Deaths 1,171,403 records available France, Coutances and Avranches Diocese, Catholic Parish Baptisms 858,566 records available France, Val-de-Marne, Civil Births 709,948 records available France, Val de Marne, Civil Marriages 675,814 records available France, Cemetery Registers 547,763 records available France, Coutances and Avranches Diocese, Catholic Parish Burials 515,666 records available France, Protestant Church Baptism 257,104 records available France, Protestant Church Marriages 172,664 records available France, Protestant Church Deaths 49,841 records available The Registers of the Protestant Church At Caen, 1560 - 1572, Volume 1 754 records available Le Guide Francais de la Nouvelle - Angleterre et de L'etat de New-York 691 records available See the entire collection catalog of vital records in France	France census and voter lists 1931 France Census 26,157,474 records available 1921 France Census 24,338,686 records available 1911 France Census 24,196,117 records available 1906 France Census 17,629,055 records available 1872 France Census 16,477,400 records available 1906 France Census 17,629,055 records available 1872 France Census 16,477,400 records available France, Hérault Censuses, 1836-1936 5,924,272 records available France, Côtes-d’Armor Censuses, 1872-1906 4,283,463 records available France, Paris Census, 1926 2,803,652 records available France, Paris Census, 1931 2,745,694 records available France, Paris Census, 1936 2,666,848 records available 1901 France Census 2,431,301 records available France, Dordogne Census, 1836 488,456 records available France, Vienne Census, 1856 384,668 records available France, Seine-Saint-Denis Census, 1896 250,662 records available France, Corrèze Census, 1911 242,578 records available France, Haute-Garonne, Toulouse Census, 1886 133,817 records available France, Haute-Garonne, Toulouse Census, 1891 132,391 records available See the entire collection catalog of census and voter lists in France
France immigration and travel records France, Naturalizations 1,749,377 records available See the entire collection catalog of immigration and travel records in France	France newspaper records France Newspapers & Periodicals 46,750,996 records available See the entire collection catalog of newspaper records in France
France directories, guides and references Franklin in France, From Original Documents, Volume 1 502 records available See the entire collection catalog of directories, guides and references in France	France government, land, court and wills France, Bulletin des Lois Notifications 2,235,881 records available France, National Directory of Elected Officials 608,885 records available France, Legion of Honour 366,331 records available See the entire collection catalog of government, land, court and wills in France
France books and publications Almanach De Gotha, 1915 1,278 records available Biographie Universelle, Ancienne Et Moderne, Volume 43 1,228 records available Biographie Universelle, Ancienne Et Moderne, Volume 60 1,220 records available Biographie Universelle, Ancienne Et Moderne, Volume 38 1,180 records available Almanach De Gotha, 1922 1,176 records available Almanach De Gotha, 1915 1,278 records available Biographie Universelle, Ancienne Et Moderne, Volume 65 1,162 records available Biographie Universelle, Ancienne Et Moderne, Volume 62 1,162 records available Biographie Universelle, Ancienne Et Moderne, Volume 36 1,141 records available See the entire collection catalog of books and publications in France	France military records France, Military Death Index, 1914-1961 5,332,259 records available France, Military Enlistees and Conscripts of Nord 1,050,192 records available France, World War II Prisoners of War 957,825 records available France, Military Conscripts of Seine 801,492 records available France, Vienne, Military Draft Cards 436,542 records available France, Calvados, Military Registration Cards 290,660 records available France, Saône-et-Loire, Military Conscriptions 244,796 records available France, Rhône, Military Registration Cards 216,126 records available See the entire collection catalog of military records in France
France histories, memories and biographies records Nobiliaire Des Pays-Bas Et Du Comte De Bourgogne, Volume 1 (1865) 1,332 records available Histoire Des Connestables: Chanceliers Et Gardes Des Seavx (1658) 1,326 records available Nobiliaire Des Pays-Bas Et Du Comté De Bourgogne, Volume 2, Part 1 1,268 records available See the entire collection catalog of histories, memories and biographies in France

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