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France is divided in 95 administrative divisions called departments. Each department has its own archives which is separate from the National Archives (Archives Nationales).
GeneaNet is the biggest French genealogy database so it’s the right place to start your French family history research.
Some genealogical records are kept in local town halls where they are called Municipal Archives (Archives Municipales).
To search for genealogical records, you must know in which administrative division called department your ancestors lived.
