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ANOM, Etat Civil, choix d'un territoire

Captured 2025-11-22

60

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ANOM, Etat Civil, choix d'un territoire

Description

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This web page appears to be part of ANOM (Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer), the French National Archives for Overseas Territories, specifically serving as a territorial selection interface for accessing historical colonial records. The page is hosted by the French Ministry of Culture and functions as a gateway to digitized archival materials from France's former colonial empire spanning multiple continents and centuries. The primary content consists of an extensive dropdown menu system allowing users to select from dozens of former French territories and colonies organized both alphabetically and by geographical regions. The territories range from major colonial possessions like Algeria, Madagascar, and Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos) to smaller island territories such as Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis-et-Futuna, and various Pacific archipelagos. The geographical organization includes seven main regions: Polynesia (covering various Pacific island groups), the Caribbean, North America, Africa (the largest section with territories spanning from Algeria to Chad), the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, and New Caledonia with associated Pacific territories. This digital archive interface serves historians, genealogists, researchers, and members of the public interested in exploring France's colonial history and administrative records. The inclusion of territories like Louisiana, parts of India, and various African colonies reflects the extensive reach of the French colonial empire from the 17th to 20th centuries. The systematic organization by both alphabetical and regional categories suggests the archive contains substantial documentation for each territory, likely including administrative correspondence, civil records, military documents, and other colonial-era materials. The page shows a recent update timestamp from November 2025 for Guyane (French Guiana), indicating this is an actively maintained digital resource. The clean, functional design prioritizes accessibility to these historical materials, making it a valuable tool for academic research into colonial administration, demographics, and the social history of French overseas territories. This type of digitized archive represents an important effort to make colonial-era documentation more accessible to researchers worldwide while preserving fragile historical documents.

Citation (APA Style)

ANOM, Etat Civil, choix d'un territoire. (2025, 11 22). anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr. http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/

Technical Metadata

Domain anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr
File Size 209 KB
Archived 2025-11-22T07:21:24.568383
Document ID #60
Languages 5 available