County of Nice - Nice, Menton, Tende and the Alpes-Maritimes
Nice, Menton, Villefranche, Sospel, Tende, Puget-Théniers. Which empire held this ground in which years — and, the part that matters, which archive that means.
Whose archive this ground was
| Years | Who held it | Whose archive that means |
|---|---|---|
| 1032–1388 | County of Provence - the area east of the Var | no registers survive Before registers. The area east of the Var was part of Provence until 1388. |
| 1388–1720 | Savoy - the dedication of Nice, 28 September 1388; County of Nice | Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes · Archives communales de Nice · FamilySearch · Geneanet Nice became part of Savoy's domains on 28 September 1388, and the County of Nice was formed in 1526. French forces occupied it in 1691-1697 and 1707-1713. |
| 1720–1792 | Kingdom of Sardinia - County of Nice | Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes · Archives communales de Nice · FamilySearch · Geneanet Savoy's states became the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1720, so these records belong to the Sardinian crown, not to Provence or France. |
| 1792–1814 | French occupation - department of Alpes-Maritimes | Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes · Archives communales de Nice · FamilySearch · Geneanet The French army entered Nice on 29 September 1792, and the department of Alpes-Maritimes was ordered on 31 January 1793 with boundaries different from today's; it included Monaco but not Grasse. |
| 1814–1860 | Kingdom of Sardinia - restored | Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes · Archives communales de Nice · FamilySearch · Geneanet The county returned to Sardinia on 23 April 1814. Menton and Roquebrune were under Monaco until 1848, then free cities, and part of the County of Nice until 1860. |
| 1860–1947 | France - department of Alpes-Maritimes | Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes · Archives communales de Nice · Archives municipales de Menton · FamilySearch · Geneanet The Treaty of Turin was signed on 24 March 1860 and a referendum held on 15 and 16 April 1860. The department combined the former County of Nice with the Grasse arrondissement of Var. |
| 1947–2026 | France - Alpes-Maritimes with Tende and La Brigue | Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes · Archives communales de Nice · FamilySearch · Geneanet Tende, La Brigue and parts of the Vésubie and Tinée valley communes were attached in 1947 after the Treaty of Paris and a referendum; they had not been ceded in 1860. |
The rings are approximate — deliberately. They exist to shade which filing system a place fell under, not to adjudicate a border. A place near a ring's edge should be checked against both neighbours.
See the whole span, 1032–2026, on the map →
The map takes a range, and a range that crosses one of the rows above is where records get lost: the family never moved, and the archive on the far side of the handover will tell you it holds nothing.
2 places on this ground
376 FamilySearch collections reach this ground
Ranked with the regional ones first — a collection for a province is usually a better lead than a national index, though the national index is often where a name is actually written down. A free account opens the images.
- L'Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) ↗ 1882–2023 27,001,076 records regional
- Luxembourg, Census Records, 1843-1900 ↗ 1843–1900 4,105,764 records regional
- Luxembourg, Church and Civil Registration, 1601-1923 ↗ 1601–1923 3,005,872 records regional
- Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1796-1941 ↗ 1796–1941 253,875 records regional
- Luxembourg, Births and Baptisms, 1662-1840 ↗ 1662–1840 7,705 records regional
- Luxembourg Marriages, 1700-1810 ↗ 1700–1810 1,663 records regional
- Luxembourg, Deaths and Burials, 1702-1798 ↗ 1702–1798 1,245 records regional
- Luxembourg, Church Records, 1601-1948 ↗ 1601–1948 0 records regional
- Luxembourg, Notarial Records, 1621-1821 ↗ 1621–1821 0 records regional
- France, Insee Social Security Death Index, 1970-2022 ↗ 1970–2022 27,217,470 records
- France, Côtes-d'Armor, Parish and Civil Registration, 1467-1920 ↗ 1467–1920 9,861,214 records
- France, Haute-Garonne, Parish and Civil Registration, 1539-1993 ↗ 1539–1993 8,970,706 records
- France, Nord, Parish and Civil Registration, 1524-1893 ↗ 1523–1893 8,717,405 records
- France, Isere, Parish and Civil Registration, 1540-1900 ↗ 1539–1900 8,331,658 records
- France, Dordogne, Church and Civil Registration, 1540-1897 ↗ 1539–1897 7,857,723 records
- France, Savoie, Parish and Civil Registration, 1500-1927 ↗ 1500–1927 7,363,246 records
- France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892 ↗ 1530–1892 7,228,055 records
- France, Mayenne, Parish and Civil Registration, 1427-1897 ↗ 1426–1897 5,403,554 records
- France, Indre, Parish and Civil Registration, 1564-1905 ↗ 1564–1905 5,322,228 records
- France, Births and Baptisms, 1546-1896 ↗ 1546–1896 5,313,811 records
- France, Pas-de-Calais, Parish and Civil Registration, 1553-1902 ↗ 1553–1902 5,177,375 records
- France, Bas-Rhin, Parish and Civil Registration, 1525-1912 ↗ 1525–1912 4,303,261 records
- France, Aude, Parish and Civil Registration, 1537-1882 ↗ 1537–1882 4,272,925 records
- France, Creuse, Parish and Civil Registration, 1568-1903 ↗ 1568–1903 4,179,408 records
- France, Eure-et-Loir, Parish and Civil Registration, 1526-1902 ↗ 1525–1902 4,131,623 records
- France, Landes, Parish and Civil Registration, 1580-1898 ↗ 1580–1898 3,896,260 records
- France, Haute-Saône, Parish and Civil Registration, 1551-1872 ↗ 1551–1872 3,757,991 records
- Italy, Torino, Torino, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1899 ↗ 1866–1899 3,679,588 records
- France, Seine-Maritime, Civil Registration, 1793-1879 ↗ 1793–1879 3,390,985 records
- France, Ardennes, Parish and Civil Registration, 1558-1893 ↗ 1558–1893 2,800,279 records
- Africa, French Colonial Civil Registration Records, 1700–1950 ↗ 1700–1950 2,789,809 records
- France, Loire-Atlantique, Civil Registration, 1792-1960 ↗ 1792–1960 2,710,678 records
- France, Charente, Parish and Civil Registration, 1550-1936 ↗ 1549–1936 2,579,938 records
- Italy, Torino, Diocese of Torino, Catholic Church Records, 1801-1899 ↗ 1801–1899 2,579,536 records
- France, Brittany, Church and Civil Records, 1521-1896 ↗ 1520–1905 2,427,746 records
- France, Var, Civil Registration, 1793-1914 ↗ 1793–1914 2,306,783 records
- France, Ariège, Parish and Civil Registration, 1583-1923 ↗ 1583–1923 2,306,239 records
- France, Hautes-Alpes, Parish and Civil Registration, 1583-1931 ↗ 1583–1931 2,301,156 records
- France, Vosges, Parish and Civil Registration, 1522-1956 ↗ 1522–1956 2,184,571 records
- France, Pyrénées-Orientales, Parish and Civil Registration, 1451-1897 ↗ 1451–1897 2,081,774 records
- France, Vendée, Parish and Civil Registration, 1508-1894 ↗ 1508–1894 1,994,474 records
- Italy, Trento, Diocesi di Trento, Catholic Church Records, 1548-1937 ↗ 1547–1937 1,982,368 records
- France, Morbihan, Parish and Civil Registration, 1536-1894 ↗ 1535–1894 1,975,120 records
- France, Loiret, Civil Registration, 1793-1906 ↗ 1793–1906 1,965,105 records
- Italy, Genova, Genova, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 ↗ 1866–1929 1,803,065 records
- France, Calvados, Civil Registration, 1792-1942 ↗ 1792–1942 1,692,790 records
- France, Ardèche, Parish and Civil Registration, 1481-1924 ↗ 1481–1924 1,446,261 records
- Italy, Padova, Padova, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1929 ↗ 1871–1929 1,442,646 records
- France, Nord, Census, 1906 ↗ 1906–1906 1,339,687 records
- Italy, Enna, Diocese of Nicosia, Catholic Church Records, 1535-1929 ↗ 1535–1929 1,324,863 records
- Italy, Caserta, Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 ↗ 1866–1929 1,302,094 records
- Italy, Como, Como, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 ↗ 1866–1929 1,225,820 records
- France, Gironde, Civil Registration, 1696-1912 ↗ 1696–1912 1,219,475 records
- Italy, Milano, Milano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 ↗ 1866–1929 1,202,033 records
- Italy, Salerno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1949 ↗ 1806–1949 1,201,430 records
- Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1866 ↗ 1809–1866 1,178,892 records
- France, Marriages, 1546-1924 ↗ 1546–1924 1,178,188 records
- Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 ↗ 1871–1930 1,177,702 records
- Italy, Catania, Arcidiocesi di Catania, Catholic Church Records, 1515-1941 ↗ 1514–1941 1,170,811 records
- Italy, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Catholic Church Records, 1531-1998 ↗ 1530–1998 1,050,963 records
…and 316 more.