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This post is part of a series about genealogy in France. You can read the complete series HERE.

The following are some useful resources for researching in France, & French Ancestors:

• Gallica Digital Library of the National Library of France
• FamilySearch
• Surname Distribution – (Geopatronyme)
• The Society for the Study of French History
• France Archives (front page & access to news)
  • France Archives (search page)
• Memories of Men (civilian and military deaths)
• French Territories Overseas – this is an updated front portal, which does eventually direct researchers back to the previous set of pages. Records are organised in categories
  • Marriages
  • Prisons
  • News & Information (worth reading as the material has undergone some changes)
• National Archives of France
• National Library of France
• France GenWeb
• Geneanet
• Filae
• Caribbean Family History Group
• Association of Caribbean History
• Huguenot Society
• Huguenot Museum
• Vendee (Department 85)
• Topographical Dictionary of France – Dicotopo
• Ancestry $£€ (though there are some FREE datasets)
• My Heritage $£€
• BOOK – Fenby, Johnathan, History of Modern France: From the Revolution to the War on Terror (2015)
• Virtual Protestant Museum
• French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
• Research France Outline (BYU Family History Library
• France Insee Social Security Death Index 1970-2019 (located at FamilySearch)
• Departments & Archives of France (including overseas territories) – PDF