Les archives de Paris

The Paris Archives are one of the oldest archives in Continental Europe.

Access them via the main site, Tables décennales or Registres de catholicité de plus de 100 ans.

In May of 1871 a major fire destroyed a portion of the city of Paris, including the Archives de Paris and the Judicial Archives of Paris. Since then, hundreds of volunteers have reconstituted in part the civil and parish registers of the city of Paris including the 20 arrondissements (boroughs) of the city. Of the eight million acts of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, notarial acts loss during the fire, only ⅓ were reconstituted, or about 2,696,000 acts of birth, baptism, marriage and death.

If your ancestor or ancestors originated from Paris prior to 1871, your genealogical search endeavours might be unfruitful.

• État civil reconstitué – 16ème siècle-1859 – Reconstituted civil registers including the Parish Registers from the 16th century to 1859

• État civil reconstitué – Période antéreure à 1871 – Civil & parish registers reconstituted, period of time prior to 1871 – A total of 2,696,000 acts of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths were reconstituted.

• Reconstituted acts – five acts during the 16th century

• Reconstituted acts – 5,000 during the 17th century

• Reconstituted acts – 242,000 during the 18th century

• Reconstituted acts – 2,454,000 acts during the 19th century

• Registres de catholicité de plus de 100 ans aux Archives de Paris – 1791-1909 See the above web site address in regard to a search engine dedicated to Catholic parish registers from 1791 to 1909 within the 20 arrondissements de Paris (20 boroughs of Paris)

• État civil 1860-1902 – Civil registers from 1860 to 1902 is complete for the city of Paris and the 20 arrondissements (boroughs)

• Tables décennales de l’état civil 1860-1902 – Indices of marriages, births, deaths by ten-year periods from 1860-1902 – see the above web site address.

• État civil après 1903 – Civil Registers of births, marriages, deaths after 1903 are kept at the 20 Mairies of the the said 20 arrondissements de Paris (20 local city halls of the 20 boroughs of Paris)