Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes
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[edit] Address and Contact Info
- Address: Centre administratif départemental, Route de Grenoble, 06201 Nice
- Telephone & fax: +33 (0)4.97.18.61.71 ; +33 (0)4.97.18.60.46; email : dad@cg06.fr
- Principal contacts for the collection:
[edit] Hours and Usage Restrictions
- From Monday to Friday : 8h45-17h45
- No closure period
[edit] Online Catalogs and Finding Aids
- Online inventories and bases: http://www.cg06.fr/fr/decouvrir-les-am/decouverte-du-patrimoine/les-archives-departementales/outils-recherche/outils-de-recherche-et-archives-numerisees/ (about 90% of catalogs are online)
- Online resumé of the private funds : http://daf.archivesdefrance.culture.gouv.fr/sdx/ap/rchamp.xsp?f=departement&v=006&sf=intitule
- Search in French inventories online
- Search in French inventories digitised by Google Books
[edit] Online Archives and records
For more informations, see Michael, the multilingual Inventory of Cultural Heritage in Europe
- Local newspapers from 1850 to 1937 : http://www.servicesenligne-cg06.fr/archives/indexPA.php
- Churches registers and Etat civil up to 1907 : http://www.servicesenligne-cg06.fr/archives/indexEC.php
- Population census from 1872 to 1936 : http://www.servicesenligne-cg06.fr/archives/indexRP.php
- Military conscription (registres matricules) from 1870 to 1928 : http://www.servicesenligne-cg06.fr/archives/indexRM.php
- Cadastre : http://www.servicesenligne-cg06.fr/archives/indexCAD.php
- Other plans : http://www.basesdocumentaires-cg06.fr/os-html/plan/home.html
- Iconography (drawings, engravings kept in all the archives fonds) : http://www.basesdocumentaires-cg06.fr/os-html/foto/home.html
- Digitized library of useful and ancien historical books about the Alpes-Maritimes and Provence : http://www.servicesenligne-cg06.fr/archives/indexSI.php
- Digitized Directories of Alpes-Maritimes from 1845 to 1938 : http://www.servicesenligne-cg06.fr/archives/indexAN.php
- "Recherches regionales", local studies published from 1977 to 2008 : http://www.cg06.fr/culture/archives-histoiream-recherche.html
- etc. on page : http://www.cg06.fr/fr/decouvrir-les-am/decouverte-du-patrimoine/les-archives-departementales/outils-recherche/outils-de-recherche-et-archives-numerisees/
- "Hypothèques" (for urbanism research): http://www.basesdocumentaires-cg06.fr/archives/indexHP.php
[edit] Collection Summary
Adminisitrative records from the State (county of Nice, France, kingdom of Piemont Sardinia), from town councils, churches and convents before and after the Revolution, and contemporary administration.
Private funds of the Côte-d'Azur : for example Perfume compagnies of Grasse, hôtel and tourism business, architects, funds from Politicians or gentlemen etc.(read http://daf.archivesdefrance.culture.gouv.fr/sdx/ap/rchamp.xsp?f=departement&v=006&sf=intitule).
[edit] Practicalities
- Housing and getting by for less in the area:
- Food : sandwiches are sold at the Archives départementales
- Lockers : yes
- Washrooms : yes
- Transportation : you can get to the Archives for 1€ by public transportation, by bus n°23 from "Nice Ville" (if you come by train) and from the Nice airport (terminal n°1). Bus stop : "Centre administratif".
- Internet access : Wifi internet access for readers
[edit] Fellowships and Funding Opportunities
- Online fellowships in Genealogy:
-Forum specialized in the genealogy of Alpes-Maritimes department : http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/gen06/
-Forum specialized in the genealogy of Provence and Alpes-Côte-d'Azur : http://www.genealogie.com/v4/forums/recherches-genealogiques-region-provence-alpes-cote-d-azur-t67575-p2.html
- A prize is awarded annually to an academic research about the department to allow the publication (6000 € in 2007). See here
[edit] Major Topic Areas
[edit] Research procedures
[edit] Access
You need an ID document and be registered.
[edit] First visit
YOu need some ID
[edit] Permitted and prohibited items
- Permitted: laptop computers, cameras, pencils, loose papers.
- Prohibited: pens, scanners.
[edit] Document ordering
Your can order 15 documents per half day.
[edit] Ordering classified material
Your need to justify your querry and ask a "dérogation". (The same procedure is used in all Public Archives centers in France (Online here). Allow several weeks to get it.
[edit] Document delivery
The documents arrive in less than a quarter of an hour. You can consult one at a time (except registers).
[edit] Photocopying, photography, microfilming
(what are costs, permits, and page limits? how long do you have to wait?)
[edit] Key forms
