Document guide
França
● Detailed sheet- Documents covered
- Copie intégrale, extrait avec filiation and extrait sans filiation of birth and marriage; actes de décès.
- Who may request
- Full copy and extract with parentage: the adult holder, spouse/partner, ascendants, descendants and legal representatives. Extract without parentage and death: anyone.
- What to include
- The parents' names in the request (identity check); no formal power of attorney for those who already hold their own entitlement.
- Channel
- service-public.fr (free), the mairie of the place of the event, or the central service in Nantes for events outside France.
- Typical cost
- Free
- Typical time
- Days to a few weeks
- Apostille (issuer)
- The competent French authority (confirm the current office before requesting).
- Official website
- www.service-public.fr ↗
Notes
Old records become public and browsable at departmental archives.
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Informative content about request procedures. We do not cover citizenship or visa eligibility. Rules and amounts may change; always confirm before acting.