1.0Newscoveragehttps://newscoverage.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6sWJgjkrTD"><a href="https://newscoverage.org/index.php/2013/08/13/ancient-provinces-of-france-and-modern/">Ancient provinces of France and modern départements</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://newscoverage.org/index.php/2013/08/13/ancient-provinces-of-france-and-modern/embed/#?secret=6sWJgjkrTD" width="600" height="338" title="“Ancient provinces of France and modern départements” — Newscoverage" data-secret="6sWJgjkrTD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://newscoverage.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> By Jacques Gagné www.arialview.ca With the use of internet and the constant addition online of new fonds such as older parish registers, notarial acts, historical records, family lineages obtained from ancient books, it is imperative for anyone who is researching in France to know about the ancient provinces of France and the corresponding modern-day départements. The