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Archives, record offices, and databases for researching France ancestors.

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6 genealogy resources for France

Archive (2) Online (3) Library (1)

National/State Archives

Archives Nationales Free

French National Archives

600s-present French Free access to catalogs
notarial military government
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Archives Départementales Free

Portal to French departmental archives

1500s-present French Free access
civil registration census notarial military
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Online Databases

Filae

French genealogy records including civil registration

1500s-present French Subscription required
civil registration census military
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Geneanet Free

Collaborative genealogy database

Various French Free and premium tiers
family trees civil registration census
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Mémoire des Hommes Free

French military records and war memorials

1800s-present French Free access
military war dead
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Libraries & Repositories

Gallica Free

French National Library digital collections

1400s-present French Free access
books newspapers maps
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