Genealogy in the Vosges: find the trace of your ancestors

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Genealogy in the Vosges: find the trace of your ancestors

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Update: April 17, 2024


The department of Vosges is located in the Grand Est region, in the northeast of France. It is bordering on the departments of Meuse, from the Meurthe-et-Moselle, of Bas-Rhin, of Haut-Rhin, of Territory of Belfort, from the Haute-Saône and Haute-Marne.


It takes its name from the Vosges mountain range which extends over a large part of its territory. The capital of the department is the city of Epinal, but the most populous city is Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. 


The department of Vosges est créé à la Révolution Française en 1790. Il est constitué d’une partie de la province de Lorraine and quelques communes de Champagne and Franche-Comté. 



📜 Archives in the Vosges


The Departmental Archives of the Vosges



Go to the Departmental Archives of the Vosges:

📍8 rue de la prefecture, 88088 Epinal


Contact the Departmental Archives of the Vosges:

📞  03 29 29 88 88

📧  Contact archives



The digitized archives of the Departmental Archives of the Vosges:


Browse the Departmental Archives of the Vosges online, in search of your ancestors. Easily access the Digital databases and images Ad:



Online acts



Unusual acts


  • An resurrected, the birth of a prince, a monster in the country of Joan of Arc and many others on the J. Marchal site.



🧳 Migration in the Vosges


The department of Vosges et sa région, there Lorraine, ont connu plusieurs vagues de migration au cours de l'histoire : 


  • Celtic and Roman period : The Celts (the leuchs and the mediomatrics) settled in the region around the 5th century BC. Then, the Roman conquest in the 1st century BC led to the arrival of Roman settlers and the romanization of the local population. 


  • Period of great invasions (3rd - 5th century) : Alamans, Germanic people, have invaded the region several times. Then, the Franks, another Germanic people, settled in the region in the 5th century and founded the royal of Austrasia which included part of the current Lorraine. 


  • Industrial Revolution (19th century) : The industrial revolution has led to a significant migration from campaigns to cities, in particular to industrial centers like Epinal and Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. The industrialization and exploitation of coal mines in the west of the department explain this phenomenon. At the same time, many Jewish families settled in the Vosges. They most often arrive fromAlsace and Lorraine To hope to have a better economic situation. They will work in trade or industry. 


  • World wars : alors que le première Guerre Mondiale a été particulièrement meurtrière dans le department, ofrant l’entre-deux-guerres, ce sont des Polonais ands Italiens qui participeront à reconstruire le department et en partie relancer l’économie industrielle dans les Vosges.L’arrondissement de Saint-Dié accueillera plusieurs milliers d’immigrés italiens jusqu’au milieu du XXe siècle. Ils seront d’abord maçons ou graniteurs saisonniers, travailleront ensuite dans le bâtiment and usines avant de participer à la reconstruction des communes dévastées à la fin de la seconde Guerre Mondiale. 



🎞️ The Vosges in pictures


Videos




Les images et cartes postales anciennes




Les cartes anciennes du department


  • From the villages of Cassini to the municipalities of today: the department of Vosges
  • On Old Maps Online: old cards of department
  • On Gallica: the old cards of Vosges



📖 The history of the Vosges


On Gallica: the books, there press and manuscript pour tout savoir sur le department des Vosges


🖥️ Genealogy sites in the Vosges


Les cercles et associations de généalogie dans les Vosges ou alentours



Accounts to follow on social networks



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