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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.
Citation For This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Record collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.
- Genealogical Society of Utah. France Deaths and Burials. Index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.
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.
| Locality | Births and Baptisms, 1546-1934 | Marriages, 1546-1924 | Deaths and Burials,1546-1960 |
| Alpes-Maritimes | 4,271 | 0 | 0 |
| Ardèche | 92,268 | 3,004 | 296 |
| Ardennes | 132,363 | 19,132 | 1,246 |
| Aude | 400,137 | 43,458 | 4,437 |
| Bas-Rhin | 201,439 | 89,188 | 400 |
| Basses-Pyrénées | 0 | 1,224 | 1,760 |
| Belfort (Territoire) | 18,132 | 1,716 | 0 |
| Eure | 2,444 | 668 | 0 |
| Eure-et-Loir | 17,402 | 1,594 | 0 |
| France | 1,824,785 | 596,568 | 106,053 |
| Haute-Marne | 9,249 | 265 | 0 |
| Haute-Saône | 58,438 | 3,937 | 0 |
| Haute-Savoie | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| Haut-Rhin | 77,936 | 13,467 | 0 |
| Hérault | 5,010 | 1,996 | 3,610 |
| Ille-et-Vilaine | 543 | 296 | 1,246 |
| Jura | 6,577 | 29,250 | 49,630 |
| Loir-et-Cher | 1,391 | 348 | 0 |
| Maine-et-Loire | 41,035 | 434 | 0 |
| Marne | 0 | 0 | 222 |
| Meurthe-et-Moselle | 1,392,876 | 70,086 | 9,311 |
| Meuse | 1,138,994 | 192,926 | 25,204 |
| Moselle | 205,966 | 18,949 | 5,412 |
| Nièvre | 121,099 | 18,510 | 170 |
| Nord | 259,886 | 36,382 | 20,543 |
| Oise | 0 | 204 | 768 |
| Pas-de-Calais | 1,071 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhône | 20,816 | 80,922 | 0 |
| Savoie | 6,957 | 1,364 | 1,010 |
| Seine | 310,900 | 69,397 | 28,548 |
| Seine-et-Marne | 328,941 | 75,562 | 67,743 |
| Seine-et-Oise | 112,315 | 6,807 | 462 |
| Seine-Maritime | 54,441 | 14,573 | 13,200 |
| Somme | 624 | 2,106 | 6,097 |
| Vosges | 16,168 | 2,588 | 0 |
| Yonne | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| Totals | 6,864,474 | 1,397,204 | 347,368 |
Known Issues with This Collecton
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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
"France Deaths and Burials, 1546-1960," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXPK-PNL : accessed 23 April 2012), Joseph Helmer (1847).
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