France Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This index is an electronic index for the years 1546 to 1960. It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

Publication of French records is authorized by the French Commission for Informatics and Liberties (CNIL). FamilySearch has requested approval from this entity to publish French records.

As soon as permission has been granted by the CNIL, publication of French records will become available on FamilySearch.

Record Content and Use
For details about the contents of these records and help using them see the wiki article Deaths and Burials Vital Record Index Collections (FamilySearch Historical Records).

Coverage Table
The Coverage Table shows the places and time periods of the original records in this collection. The table indicates how many records the collection has from each place. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.

Known Issues with This Collection
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Related Websites

 * France GenWeb Project
 * France Genealogy Links
 * France Resources
 * Histoire-de-France-sites-et-blogs
 * Beginning Research in France: Part 1 of 2
 * Beginning Research in France: Part 2 of 2
 * FamilySearch Blog: French family history records

Related Wiki Articles

 * France
 * France Church Records

Citations for This Collection
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