France, Insee Social Security Death Index – FamilySearch Historical Records

France

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains social security death records from INSEE, the French public agency. It covers death records of French citizens that died in France, French territories or overseas between the years 1970 to 2019. For the years 1970 to 2018 the files are annual. For the year 2019, the files are monthly and quarterly.

Reading These Records
For help reading these records see the following guides:
 * France Language and Languages
 * French Genealogical Word List
 * French Handwriting
 * Script Tutorial for French
 * FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
 * Reading French Handwritten Records

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in this record:
 * Name
 * Date and place of birth
 * Date and place of death

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of deceased
 * Date of birth or death of the deceased
 * Place of death

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use your ancestor's death information to look for death records in civil registration and church records to identify more ancestral information such as parents, children and pertinent dates
 * Use the location of death to find cemeteries in that area that may have accessible records
 * If birth information is found, look for birth records in civil registration and church records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Switch to a different record collection. Use census collections which include the ages of household members. Censuses are a great source of information. Church records and vital records of immediate family may help you find more information
 * While searching, it is helpful to know such information as the ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as an ancestor and that the ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times
 * Keep in mind that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name. When you find people with the same names, be sure to verify this person is your ancestor. Check for sources in your tree. Residence information, birth, marriage and death dates, names of spouse(s) and children. Be mindful be that a person with the same name may have resided in the same town or province around similar time periods. Spending a few more minutes to verify this information will result in accurate family records
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images. Pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Location. Add these articles in the order as shown below. If an article does not exist, omit it from the list. If none of the articles exist, omit this section.
 * France Guided Research
 * France Record Finder
 * France Research Tips and Strategies

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. Before the collection is published use this template for the collection citation