We cried “Where can we find French birth, baptism, marriage, death, military and census records?” And then it was so. The online France Department Archives genealogical records were digitalized, uploaded, and available for viewing. And it is free.
This is a French Genealogy miracle for those researching their French ancestors from afar. Parish, civil, military, and census records were digitized and uploaded. Depending on the department, you can find additional information.
This is an alphabetical list of each online continental France departmental archive and the available church and state vital records. France to provinces of the ‘ancien régime’ Roman Catholic clergy were the ‘official’ scribes that recorded the baptism, marriage, and burial occurrences. In 1792, France was no longer governed by the Catholic church or exist in provinces, After 1792, France was divided into separate departments from the provinces by the new French Republic.
Each department varies on what is scanned and available for viewing. Here’s what you should find :
- Registres Paroissiaux (church records: baptemes, Mariages, Sepulture (burial)- BMS; before 1793
- Etat civil numérisés (civil vital records: naissance (birth), Mariages, décés (death) – NMD; after 1792
- Recensements de population (census);
- Registres matricules militaires (military enlistments),
- Additional: maps, estates, notarial records
Elise Noble explains the names of records in an easy-to-read format. (She has a great website filled with historical information.
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updated: Dec 4, 2024
Ain (01)
- Etat Civil – Civil Records
- Paroissiaux – Parish Records
- Recensements de Populations – 1836 – ? – search by name
- Registres Matricules – Military Records – search by name
- Ain Genweb
Aisne (02)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Aisne Genweb
Allier (03)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensements de Population -Census Records 1836-1936
- Allier Genweb
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records( with Indexes)
- Recensements de Population -Census 1836-1936
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Genweb
Haute-Alpes (05)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Haute-Alpes Genweb
Alpes-Maritimes (06)
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- Etat Civil -Civil Records
- Baptême et Mariage de Nice – Baptisms and Marriages of Nice -1814-1860
- Recensements de Population-Census Records
- Matricules Militaire – Search by Name
- Alpes-Maritimes Genweb
Ardèche (07)
- Registres de Paroissiaux -Parish Records- Catholic
- Registres de Paroissiaux -Parish Records – Protestants
- Registres de l’Etat Civil – Civil Records of Birth, Marriage and Death
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Matricules Militaire -Search by Name -Military Records classes 1887-1921
- Encrutement Military – Military enlistments 1867-1921
- Cartes du Combattant – War Soldiers with bio and pictures
- Ardeche Genweb
Ardennes (08)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Enlistments
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Ardennes Genweb
Ariège (09)
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- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensement de Population – Census Records
- Passeports et Visas – Passeports
- Ariège Genweb
- War of the Maidens– historical
Aube (10)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish, Civil (w/Indexes)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil – Parish, Civil Records of Troyes
- Etat Civil Tables Décennales – Index of Names of differing year groups
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records and Indexes
- Recensement de Population -Census Records
- Aube Genweb
Aude (11)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensement de Population -Census Records
- Tables Decennales -Civil Record Indexes
- Aude Genweb
Aveyron (12)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Names of Communes by first letter listed on the right
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Tables de Successions et Absences – Index of deaths and successions of Estates
- Aveyron Genweb
Bouches-du-Rhône (13)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil – Parish and Civil Records
- Recensement Militaire – Military Census – Searchable Database
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Bouches-du-Rhône Genweb
Calvados (14)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Matricules Militaire – Searchable at FamilySearch (Not all Indexed)
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Calvados Genweb
Cantal (15)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensements de Population – Census Records
- Cantal Genweb
Charente (16)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Charente Genweb
Charente Maritime (17)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records- Searchable Database
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Charente Maritime Genweb
Cher (18)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Tables de mariages de l’enregistrement – Early Marriage Index
- Matricules Militaire – Military Records- Searchable Database
- Recensements de Population – Census Records
- Carte-du-Combattant – Combat Veterans’ personnel cards
- Cher Genweb
Corrèze (19)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil Parish, Civil w/indexes
- Matricules Militaire Military Records
- Recensements de Population Census Records
- Corrèze Genweb
Corse (20)
(link works)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records – Search Database
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Corse Genweb
Côte d’Or (21)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Church Records
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Cote d’Or Genweb
Côtes-d’Armor (22)
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- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil – Parish and Church Record
- Recensements de Population – Census Records
- Recensement Militaire –
- Cotes d’Armor Genweb
Creuse (23)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records Database
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Creuse Genweb
Dordonge (24)
- Tables Décennales -Parish and Civil Records Index
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil records
- Recensements de Population – Census records
- Matricules Militaire -Military records
- Dordonge Genweb
Doubs (25)
- Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Tables Décennales -Parish and Civil Records Indexes
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Doubs Genweb
Drôme (26)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Drôme Genweb
Eure (27)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules militaires -Military Records
- Recensements de population -Census
- Eure Genweb
Eure-et-Loire (28)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Les registres matricules -Searchable Military Database
- Recensements de population – Census Records 1836-1946
- Eure-et-Loire Genweb
Finistère (29)
- Etat Civil et Pariossiaux – Parish and Civil Records
- Registres militaires -Military Records
- Recensements de Population – 1836-1946 Census Records
- Finistere Genweb
Gard (30)
- Paroissaux et Etat Civil – Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire Military Enlistments – (scroll to the bottom of page for images)
- Recensements de Population – Census records
- Gard Genweb
Haute-Garonne (31)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire – Military Records
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Haute-Garonne Genweb
Gers (32)
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- Paroissiaux – Parish Records
- Etat Civil – Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire
- Recensements du Gers
- Gers Genweb
Gironde (33)
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- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire – Military Records – Searchable Database
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Passeportes
- Gironde Genweb
Herault (34)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish, Civil and Indexes
- Matricules Militaire – Military Records -Searchable
- Recensements de Population – Census Records
- Herault Genweb
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
- Paroissaux et Etat Civil -Parish, Civil and Indexes
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensement de Population -Census Records
- Ille-et-Vilaine Genweb
Indre (36)
- Paroissaux et Etat Civil -Parish, Civil and Indexes
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records and Index
- Recensement de Population -Census Records
- Indre Genweb
Indre-et-Loire (37)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil – Parish, Civil and Indexes
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensements de Population – Census Records
- Indre-et-Loire Genweb
Isère (38)
Click on “VOIR LES DOCUMENTS NUMÉRISÉS”
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish, Civil and Indexes
- Matricules Militaires – Military Records
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Isère Genweb
Jura (39)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish, Civil and Indexes
- Matricules Militaire -Military records
- Dénombrements de Population census records -1800 – 1936
- Jura Genweb
Landes (40)
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- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil Catholic – Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire – Military Records – Searchable
- Recensement de Population – Census Records – Search by Town or Last Name
- Landes Genweb
Loire-et-Cher (41)
- Registres paroissiaux et d’état civil -Parish, Civil, Indexes, Catholics and Protestants
- Matricules Militaire – Military Records
- Recensement de Population -Census Records
- Loir-et-Cher Genweb
Loire (42)
- Registres Paroissiaux -Parish Records before 1793
- Etat Civil -Civil Records after 1792
- Recensement de Population – Census Records
- Loire Genweb
Haute-Loire (43)
- Registres paroissiaux et d’état civil -Parish and Civil records
- Tables décennales de l’état civil -Civil Record Indexes
- Tables et registres matricules militaires -Indexes and Military Records
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Haute-Loire Genweb
Loire-Atlantique (44)
- Paroissiaux et d’état civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricule Militaire – Military Records Searchable
- Recensements de Population – Census
- Insripts de Maritimes – Search Names of French Sailors and their travels 1700-1929
- Loire-Atlantique Genweb
- Archives de Nantes – Parish and Civil records, Censuses
Loiret (45)
- Paroissiaux et d’état civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire – Military records 1865-1922
- Recensements du Population
- Loiret Genweb
Lot (46)
- Paroissiaux -Baptism, Marriages and burial records
- Etat Civil -Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire – Military Records
- Recensements du Population -Census Records
- Lot Genweb
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaires -Military Records -Searchable
- Recensements de Population -Census – Searchable Index
- Lot-et-Garonne Genweb
Lozere (48)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records -includes Protestants
- Matricules Militaires – Military Records with Index – Starts at 1886
- Lozere Genweb
Maine-et-Loire (49)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaires – Military Records
- Depouillement des Matricules Militaires Searchable Database of War Combatants
- Dossiers de pension des combatants Vendéens -Pension records of Vendénne war veterans (1815-1828)
- Recensements du Population
- Maine-et-Loire Genweb
Manche (50)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat Civil -Search by Name
- Matricules Militaires – Military Records
- Successions et Absences – Indexes of a person’s death, and their estates
- Archives of Communes -Has additional information
- Manche Genweb
Marne (51)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaires -Military Records 1878-1922
- Recensements de Population -Census 1836-1936
- Marne Genweb
- Archives of Reims An X to 1912
Haute-Marne (52)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records – #1
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records – #2
- Tables décennales de l’état civil – Civil Record Indexes
- Matricules Militaires – Enter name in Search field
- Recensements of Population -Census Records 1836-1946
- Haute-Marne Genweb
Mayenne (53)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Registres de Mariage Marriage Records – Searchable
- Matricules Militaires Military Records-Searchable
- Recensements de Population -Census 1836-1936
- Mayenne Genweb
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaires – Military Records
- Recensements de Population Census 1872-1936 – Search by Name or Commune
- Meurthe-et-Moselle Genweb
Meuse (55)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaires -Military Records 1867-1932 (de classe)
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Meuse Genweb
Morbihan (56)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaires -Military Records – Searchable
- Recensements de Population – Census 1836-1902
- Morbihan Genweb
Moselle (57)
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- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Tables décennales – Civil Record Indexes 1792-1952
- Matricules Militaires – Military Records 1893-1921
- Recensements de Population Census Records
- Moselle Genweb
- Archives of Metz – Parish and Civil records, Censuses
Nièvre (58)
- Paroissiaux -Parish Records, Search by Name – Only a few towns
- Marticules Militaires -Military Records 1859-1921
- Recensements du Population– Census records 1821-1946
- Nièvre Genweb
Nord (59)
click on consulter
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records –
- Tables Decennales – Parish and Civil Indexes for Birth, Baptismal, Marriage, Death & Burial
- Matricules Militaires (Les Tables) – Name Indexes
- Matricules Militaires – Military Records
- Recensements 1906 – 1906 Census
- Nord Genweb
Oise (60)
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- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaires – Military Records- Search by Name
- Recensements of Population -Census 1831-1936
- Dispenses de Mariage -Search Early Marriages by Name
- Oise Genweb
Orne (61)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaires -Military Records – with Indexes (scroll down to find the online images)
- Recensements de Population -Census 1836-1936(some early ones)
- Orne Genweb
Pas-de-Calais (62)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records Parish and Civil records with Indexes and searchable Marriage database
- Matricules Militaires -Military Records -Search by Names or by Class
- Recensements de Population -Census 1820-1936
- Pas-de-Calais Genweb
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records Parish and Civil
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records- Searchable
- Recensement de Population -Census 1836-1936
- Puy-de-Dôme Genweb
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records Parish and Civil
- Matricules Militaire – Military Recruitement Records -Searchable
- Pyrénées-Atlantiques Genweb
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Navigating the Archives of Hautes-Pyrénées
- Etat Civil – Civil Records
- Etat Civil – Search by Name
- Registres Paroissiaux -Parish Records
- Registres Paroissiaux – Search by Name ( right side filter –> type of document –> registres de paroissial –> type d’acte)
- Matricules Militaire – Search by Name
- Recensements of Population– Census Index
- Recensements of Population – Search by Name (right side filter –> Type of Document –> Liste de Recensement)
- Registres de Passeports – Passports
- Registres de Passeport – Search by Name
- Immigrants to France – includes photos and documentations
- Hautes-Pyrénées Genweb
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
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- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire – Military Records
- Recensements de Population – Census Records
- Pyrénées-Orientales Genweb
Bas-Rhin (67)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Bas-Rhin Genweb
Haut-Rhin (68)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensement de 1866 -1866 Census
- Haut-Rhin Genweb
Rhône (69)
- Registres de Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records 1893-1921
- Recensement de Population -Census Records
- Rhone Genweb
- Archives of Metz
Haute-Saône (70)
- Registres de Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records – Searchable
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Haute Saône Genweb
Saône-et-Loire (71)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Miliary Records – Searchable
- Tables Décennales
Parish indexes of baptism, Marriage and burial, - Civil index of Birth, Marriage, Death
- Recensements de Population -Census 1836-1936
- Saône-et-Loire Genweb
Sarthe (72)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records – Search by Name 1864-1920
- Matricules Militaire -Search by Bureau 1860-1921
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Sarthe Genweb
Savoie(73)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire – Military Records
- Recensement de Population -Census records
- Savoie Genweb
Haute-Savoie (74)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records 1878-1940 – (Search by Name)
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Haute-Savoie Genweb
Paris (75)
- Etat Civil Reconstitue -Recovered Civil Record Index Before 1860
- Registres de Etat Civil -Civil Records and Indexes (tables) 1860 and After
- Recrutement Militaire
- Tables alphabétiques (1872-1940) – Alphabetized indexes
- Recensements de Population – Census 1926, 1931,1936, 1946
- Paris Genweb
- Archives of Saint-Denis
Seine-Maritime (76)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire – Military Records – (Search by Name)
- Recensements de Population Census Records
- Seine-Maritime Genweb
Seine-et-Marne (77)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensement de Population -Census Records
- Seine-et-Marne Genweb
Yvelines (78)
formed out of Seine et Oise in 1968
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Registre d’incorporation militaire -Deferment of Military Service – (Search by Name)
- Recensement de Population -Census Records
- Yvelines Genweb
Deux-Sèvres (79)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records (includes Protestant records)
- Matricules Militaire -Military records
- Recensements de Population
- Census Records: Deux-Sèvres 1776-1936, La Vienne 1836-1936
- Deux-Sèvres Genweb
Somme (80)
- Paroissiaux et Etat civil Parish and Civil Records-Catholic
- Paroissiaux Parish Records -Protestant
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Tables Alphabétiques Alphabetical Indexes by Bureau (place of enlistment)
- Registres matricules (1884-1921) Military Records
- Recherche nominative par la classe Search by Enlistment years
- Recensement de Population Census Records
- Somme Genweb
Tarn (81)
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- Paroissiaux et Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military records
- Recensements de Population – Census records
- Tarn Genweb
Tarn-et-Garonne (82)
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- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records – Drop down menu
- Matricules Militaire – Miliary Records by Bureau
- Recensements de Population -Census Records 1806-1936
- Tarn-et-Garonne Genweb
Var (83)
- Tables décennales -Indexes of Parish and Civil Records – Search by town (commune)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensements de Population – Census Records
- Var Genweb
VanCluse (84)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensements de Population – Census Records
- VanCluse Genweb
- Archives Municipales – Avignon
Vendée (85)
- Noms de Vendée – Easy Search of Surnames of Vendée
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Recensements de Population – Census records
- Vendée Genweb
- Archives Municipales –Saint-André-d’Ornay, La Roche-sur-Yon, Château-Fromage, Du Bourg sous La-Roche
Vienne (86)
- Paroissiaux et d’Etat civil -Parish and Civil Records (includes Protestant records)
- Matricules Militaire -Military records
- Recensements de Population – Census Records: La Vienne 1836-1936
- Vienne Genweb
Haute-Vienne (87)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil – Parish and Civil records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records – Browse through Bureau and class year
- Matricules Militaire Search by Name
- Recensements de Population Census Records
- Haute-Vienne Genweb
Vosges (88)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil – Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire – Military Records
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Vosges Genweb
Yonne (89)
- Paroissiaux et Etat Civil -Parish and Civil records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records
- Recensements de Population -Census Records
- Tables des successions et absences – Indexes of deaths and successions of their estates(1825-1968)
- Yonne Genweb
Territoire-de-Belfort (90)
- Paroissiaux et l’Etat Civil -Parish and Civil Records
- Matricules Militaire– Military Records 1867-1940
- Recensements de Population -Census Records 1836-1936
- Belfort Genweb
Essonne (91)
- Etat Civil et Registres Paroissiaux -Civil and Parish Records
- Recensements de Population – Census Records 1836-1936
- Essonne Genweb
Hauts-de-Seine (92)
- Registres de Paroissiaux -Parish Records
- Registres de Etat Civil – Civil Vital Records
- Matricules Militaire -Military Records – Search by Bureau
- Recensements de Population – Census Records
- Hauts-de-Seine Genweb
- Archives Municipales: Rueil-Malmaison, Chatenay-Malabry
Seine-Saint-Denis (93)
- Etat Civil, Paroissiaux et Tables – Civil, Parish and Indexes
- Recensements de Population – Census Records
- Seine- Saint-Denis Genweb
Val-de-Marne (94)
- Etat Civil, Paroissiaux et Tables -Civil, Parish and Indexes
- Recensements de Population – Census Records
- Val-de-Marne Genweb
Val-d’Oise (95)
- Registres Etat Civil, Paroissiaux, et Tables – Civil, Parish Records and Indexes
- Recensements de Population – Census Records
- Val-d’Oise Genweb
- Archives Municipales: Pontoise – Searchable
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