Genealogy in Côte d'Or: In search of your ancestors

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Genealogy in Côte d'Or: In search of your ancestors

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The Côte d'Or is a French department located in the heart of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its name evokes the golden colors of the vineyards which adorns its hillsides, but the department extends far beyond, encompassing various landscapes ranging from the plains of the Saône to the foothills of the Morvan. 


The department of the Côte d'Or was created in 1790 during the French Revolution from the former province of Burgundy. It is bordering on the departments of theYonne, from the Nièvre,  de Saône-et-Loire, of Jura,  de la Haute-Saône, from theDawn and Haute-Marne. 


Historically, the region played a crucial role from Antiquity. The vestiges of Alésia testify to the strategic importance of the territory in the Gallo-Roman era. In the Middle Ages, the Côte d'Or became the heart of the powerful Duchy of Burgundy, leaving a remarkable architectural and cultural heritage, notably in Dijon, its capital. 


Geographically, the Côte d'Or is characterized by its diversity. To the east, the plain of the Saône contrasts with the hills of the Châtillonnais in the west, while the south is dominated by the famous wine coast. This topographic variety has influenced the implantation and the movements of the populations over the centuries. 



📜 The archives of the Côte d'Or



The Departmental Archives of the Côte d'Or 



Go to the departmental archives of the Côte d'Or:

📍8 rue Jeannin, 21000 Dijon


Contact the Departmental Archives of the Côte d'Or:

📞  03 80 63 66 98

📧  archives@cotedor.fr




The online archives of the ADs of the Côte d'Or 


Browse the digitized archives in the Côte d'Or department in search of your ancestors: 


Genealogy:




Modern archives: 


Ancient archives: 

  • Collection of sealed pieces, seals and counter-seals (PS catalog)

Series B - Course and jurisdictions - Dijon Accounts Chamber

Series C - Provincial administrations

Series E - Civil status, notaries and other public and ministerial officers 

Series H and H-DEPOST-Clergy archives and hospitals


Maps and plans:


Iconography:
  • Poster collection (5 FI)
  • Postcards - Dijon (9 Fi)
  • Cartes postales - Bourgogne - hors Dijon (9 Fi)
  • Postcards - Other regions (9 Fi)
  • Isolated maps and plans (12 FI)
  • Geological maps (14 Fi)
  • Agricultural cards (15 Fi)
  • Tourism police station: photographs of emblematic Burgundian places (18 Fi)
  • Photographs relating to the Normal School of Dijon teachers (19 Fi)
  • Collection of pious images of interest to the Côte-d'Or (22 Fi)
  • Personal religious and civilian diplomas (30 FI)
  • Hospice d'Allenées and Dijon General Hospital (34 Fi)
  • Dijon high school and 20th dragons regiment in Limoges (36 Fi)
  • Larzac Dijon Defense Committee (39 Fi)
  • Michel Reddé Fund: plans, layers and photographs of the excavations of the Camp de la Viiie Legion de Mirebeau-sur-Bèze (47 Fi)
  • Manuscrits médiévaux remployés comme reliure (49 Fi)
  • Stereoscopic plates of the First World War (52 FI)
  • Glass plates of the Belle Epoque (57 Fi)
  • Dijon in 1911 (stereoscopic views) (59 FI)
  • Côte-d'Or military hospitals during the First World War (61 FI)


Online acts 




Unusual acts




🧳 Les migrations en Côte d’Or


Historical perspective of migration and population movements in Côte d'Or and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: 


  • Antiquity : from the Eduens, Celtic people, settled in the region around the 3rd century BC. J.-C .. then, Romans arrive after the conquest of Gaul, especially in Alésia and Dijon (Divio). 


  • Middle Ages : the barbaric invasions of the 5th and life after J.-C. led to the arrival of new ethnic groups, such as Burgundians and Alamans. The region is then integrated into the kingdom of the Franks.
    Dijon develops as the capital of the Duchy of Burgundy, its population goes from 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants between the 12th and 15th century.
    Cistercian monks, immigrated and founded the Abbey of Cîteaux in 1098. 


  • Renaissance and modern time : Swiss and German Protestants arrived in the region in the 16th century. After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, around 3000 Huguenots left the region. Italian and Swiss immigration for the development of vineyards is estimated at several hundred family in the 18th century. 


  • 19th century : Following an important rural exodus, Dijon and the industrial cities of the region experienced an important increase in their urban population between 1800 and 1900.
    In addition, Italian workers arrive in the region to work on railway sites, they will be around 5000 between 1850 and 1880. 


  • 20th century : The Côte d'Or experienced significant Polish immigration in the 1920s (around 3000 people). Spanish refugees, fleeing civil war, will also be welcomed in the region. 



To find out more:

Histoire et mémoire des étrangers en Bourgogne aux XIXe et 20th centurys

History and memory of immigrants in the Burgundy region



🎞️ The Côte d'Or in pictures


Videos




Les images et cartes postales anciennes 




Les cartes anciennes du department 


  • Des villages de Cassini aux communes d’aujourd’hui : le department de la Côte d'Or
  • Sur Old Maps Online : les cartes anciennes du department
  • Sur Gallica : les cartes anciennes de la Côte d'Or



📖 L’histoire de la Côte d’Or




Sur Gallica : les books, la press et les manuscript pour tout savoir sur le department de la Côte d’Or



💬 The 50 most worn surnames in Côte d'Or


Top 10 surnames in Côte d'Or: 

  • Martin
  • Bernard
  • Garnier
  • LITTLE
  • Moreau
  • Thomas
  • Perrin
  • Royant
  • Robert
  • Richard


les 40 autres noms de famille les plus populaires dans le department (d'après le INSEE file) : 

  • Girard
  • Roy
  • REDHEAD
  • Perrot
  • Fournier
  • Cleric
  • Seguin
  • Deschamps
  • Masson
  • Millstone
  • FOX
  • Gauthier
  • SIMON
  • Rousseau
  • BOURGEOIS
  • Black
  • Lambert
  • Dubois
  • KNIGHT
  • Barber
  • Collin
  • Dumont
  • Bailly
  • Renaud
  • Durand
  • Joly
  • Francois
  • Laurent
  • Picardy
  • Chapuis
  • Hoist
  • MERCHANT
  • MANNER
  • Nicolas
  • Gerard
  • Vincent
  • Mathieu
  • Charlot
  • Bertrand
  • CLEMENT


🖥️ Genealogy sites in Côte d'Or


Les cercles et associations de généalogie en Côte d’Or



Useful social networks




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