Paris, France Genealogy

France Paris

Prefecture
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Places/Localities
Originally 79 communities belonged to the Ancient Department "Seine", later the communities were divided between the Departments of Paris (75), Hauts-de-Seine (92) Seine-Saint-Denis (93)and Val-de-Marne (94).

Vital Records
Civil registration is available for the arrondissements of Paris for 1860-1902 online at http://canadp-archivesenligne.paris.fr/archives_etat_civil/index.php. Civil registration before 1860 was destroyed by a fire in 1871, but some have been reconstituted and the alphabetical cards are available on the site also.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Archives Départementales
 * Paris Francegenweb
 * Gazetteer for Paris