Ardèche, France Genealogy

(Description/Introduction to Locality)

Getting started with Ardèche research
Ardèche is a Department in the south-central France named after the Ardèche River. The department of Ardèche, corresponding to the ancient province of Vivarais, is part of the current region of Rhône-Alpes. The Departmental Archive of Ardèche has put many of its records online:


 * Catholic and Lutheran Parish Registers
 * Civil Registration Records
 * Electorial Records
 * Census from 1911-1968
 * Conscription Records (1867-19320

Jurisdictions
Ardèche is divided into 3 arrondissements and 33 cantons.


 * Largentière:

Canton d’Antraigues-sur-Volane - canton d'Aubenas - canton de Burzet - canton de Coucouron - canton de Joyeuse - canton de Largentière - canton de Montpezat-sous-Bauzon - canton de Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès - canton de Thueyts - canton de Valgorge - canton de Vallon-Pont-d'Arc - canton des Vans- canton de Vals-les-Bains - canton de Villeneuve-de-Berg


 * Privas:

canton de Bourg-Saint-Andéol - canton de Chomérac - canton de Privas - canton de Rochemaure - canton de Saint-Pierreville - canton de Viviers - canton de La Voulte-sur-Rhône


 *  Tournon-sur-Rhône:

canton d'Annonay-Nord - canton d'Annonay-Sud - canton du Cheylard - canton de Lamastre - canton de Saint-Agrève - canton de Saint-Félicien - canton de Saint-Martin-de-Valamas - canton de Saint-Péray - canton de Satillieu - canton de Serrières - canton de Tournon-sur-Rhône - canton de Vernoux-en-Vivarais

Research Tools

 * Archives Départementales
 * Ardèche France Genweb
 * Gazetteer for Ardèche
 * For an index to the marriages in the ten-year indexes for the towns see http://marylb.free.fr/ardecheaufildutemps/

Genealogical Associations
SAGA http://www.saga.online.fr/ Société des Amateurs de Généalogie de l'Ardèche Rayon d'action: Ardèche. Adresse postale SAGA BP 3 - 07210 CHOMERAC E-mail:bureau@geneardeche.org

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