Landes, France Genealogy

France Guyenne and Gascony  Landes

Quick Facts
(Occitan: Lanas) is a département in southern France.

Landes is one of the original 83 départements that were created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the provinces of Guyenne and Gascony.

Landes, or Lanas in Gascon, means moorland or heath. Landes and Lanas come from the Latin planus meaning flat, even, level, plain. They are therefore cognate with the English plain (and plane), the Spanish word llanos and the Italian word piano.

Arrondissements, Cantons, Communes
Arrondissements

Cantons

Civil Registration indexes are at canton level.

Communes

Parish and Civil Registration records are at commune level.

Civil Registration
civil registration and church records online In French (English instruction is not available)