Genealogy in the Bouches-du-Rhône: Useful Resources
Genealogy Cheat Sheet - Some research tips to find your roots in the Bouches-du-Rhône: archives, records, old maps and much more…
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The Bouches-du-Rhône department was created in 1790 during the French Revolution. It is bordered by the departments of Gard, of the Vaucluse, and of the Var.
The archives of the Bouches-du-Rhône
The online archives of the Bouches-du-Rhône
Find your ancestors in the online archives of the Bouches-du-Rhône: parish registers and civil records, population census, registration, cadastre, penal institutions, military census, mortgages and illustrated documents.
The online archives of the city of Marseille
Online records
On FranceGenWeb: "Records at random" - Marriages - Migrants' marriages - Marriages of migrants from the Bouches-du-Rhône - Notaries - Protestants
Various records in the Bouches-du-Rhône
Various records in the Bouches-du-Rhône
Records from Appy-histoire (Protestant genealogy)
Various records in Pays d'Aix, Aix city, Arles, Aubagne, Marseille and Martigues
Various records in Allauch, Marseille and others
Unusual records
The redemption of a Marseillais slave, when the cure plays the forces of law and order and others on the J. Marchal's website.
Unusual testimonies in the archives in the Bouches-du-Rhône
Migrations in Bouches-du-Rhône
Migrations in Provence in the 18th century
The historiography of migrations in contemporary Provence (1960-2010)
The history of immigration in PACA in the 19th and 20th centuries
The history of labor immigration in the PACA region
Marseille, a city of migrations
The Algerians in Aix-en-Provence
The Bouches-du-Rhône in Images
Videos
Victory celebrations in Marseille – 1945
Bastille Day in Marseille – 1945
End of the transbordeur bridge – 1945
The Gipsy festival: what is the Gipsy world today – 1946
Marseille dockers' strike – 1947
The gorges of Ollioules – 1949
The launch of the tanker Mitidja – 1949
Air school class graduation – 1950
Reconstructions in Marseille – 1951
Works in the Prado arenas in Marseille – 1955
Children's festival in Aix – 1956
An artificial kidney for Agadir – 1960
Traditional Gipsy pilgrimage to Saintes Maries de la Mer – 1960
Arrival of harkis in Marseille – 1962
Marseille, headquarters of the repatriates – 1962
Marseille: the new gangsters – 1963
Collapse of the maritime tunnel of Rove – 1963
The launch of the Redoutable, first French atomic submarine – 1967
France, a land of welcome? – 1969
Inauguration of the Youth House in Allauch – 1970
Saint John's fires in Ventabren – 1970
Bouches-du-Rhône: seafood skewers – 1977
Americans in Aix en Provence – 1978
Social conflict in Marseille – 1978
The immigrant march for equal rights – 1983
Old Images and Postcards
On Gallica: the Bouches-du-Rhône in images
On Clochers de France: the church towers of Bouches-du-Rhône in images
On Memorial GenWeb: postcards of war memorials
On CPArama: collection of postcards from Bouches-du-Rhône
Old Maps of the Department
From Cassini villages to today's communes: the department of Bouches-du-Rhône
On Old Maps Online: old maps of the department
The History of Bouches-du-Rhône
History of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The Deputies of the Bouches-du-Rhône department to the National Convention at Marat - 1792
Statistics of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, with atlas – 1821
Statistics of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, with atlas – 1829
State of horticulture in Marseille and in the Bouches-du-Rhône department - 1832
Nobility of the Bouches-du-Rhône department – 1863
Topographic dictionary of the arrondissement of Marseille - 1872
Geography of the Bouches-du-Rhône department – 1874
Irrigation in the Bouches-du-Rhône department - 1876
Dictionary of cities, villages, and hamlets of the Bouches-du-Rhône department – 1877
Roman and Massilian roads in the Bouches-du-Rhône department - 1884
The Encyclopedia of Bouches-du-Rhône – 1943
The 1790 census in Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts - 1990
The Lengres in Marseille in the 14th century - 2009
Immigrating to Marseille and working there: women's paths between the two world wars - 2010
On Gallica: the books, the press and the manuscripts to learn everything about the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The 50 most common surnames in the Bouches-du-Rhône
Top 10 surnames in the Bouches-du-Rhône:
- MARTIN
- BLANC
- GARCIA
- MARTINEZ
- MICHEL
- ROUX
- FABRE
- FERNANDEZ
- ARNAUD
- LOPEZ
The other 40 most popular surnames in the department (according to the INSEE File)
- BERNARD
- GIRAUD
- SANTIAGO
- BOYER
- PEREZ
- BRUN
- SANCHEZ
- DURAND
- RODRIGUEZ
- AUBERT
- REYNAUD
- ROSSI
- GOMEZ
- GAUTIER
- BERTRAND
- BONNET
- REY
- GIRARD
- FAURE
- JOURDAN
- ROCHE
- ESPOSITO
- IMBERT
- ROBERT
- OLIVE
- VIDAL
- BARTHELEMY
- ANDRE
- LAURENT
- JULIEN
- PONS
- PASCAL
- CORTES
- NICOLAS
- MAURIN
- FERAUD
- MATHIEU
- LONG
- ROUBAUD
- GIORDANO
Genealogy websites in Bouches-du-Rhône
Genealogy circles and associations in Bouches-du-Rhône
Genealogical Association of Bouches-du-Rhône
Genealogy blogs in Bouches-du-Rhône
Useful social networks
Facebook: Group Genealogy Bouches-du-Rhône (13)
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