Genealogy in the coasts of Armor: a trip to the Breton archives

Genealogy antics: Discover the Archives of Côtes-d'Armor and explore the history of your Breton ancestors thanks to the many online resources.

Genealogy in the coasts of Armor: a trip to the Breton archives

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Update:: March 6, 2024




THE Côtes-du-Nord (Aodoù an Hanternoz in Breton, Nor to Gallo Cote) is the old name of the French department of Côtes-d'Armor, name given in 1990. 


THE Côtes-du-Nord sont créées à la Révolution française, le 4 mars 1790, et englobent d’anciens évêchés catholiques :: le Trégor (Trigger), the northeast of Cornwall (Quimper), most of the bishopric of Saint-Brieuc, the northwest of the bishopric of Saint-Malo, a small part to the west of the bishopric of Dol and two small games northeast of the bishopric of Valve.


THE departments limitrophes des Côtes d'Armor sont le Finistère, L'Ille-et-Vilaine and the Morbihan. The department is part of the Brittany region.



📜 THE archives dans les Côtes d'Armor


THE archives departmentales des Côtes-d'Armor :: une mine d'or pour les généalogistes


THE Archives departmentales des Côtes d'Armor conservent plus de 21km linéaires de documents, de 1081 pour le plus ancien, à nos jours. Chaque année, ce sont près de 300m de documents qui sont collectés et conservés.


Go to the departmental archives of the Côtes d'Armor::

📍 7 rue François Merlet, 22000 Saint-Brieuc


Contact the Departmental Archives of the Côtes d'Armor::

📞  02 96 78 78 77

📧  Envoyer un email



THE archives en ligne des Côtes d'Armor :: comment retrouver vos ancêtres depuis chez vous


Browse the scanned and available online archives looking for your ancestors:: 



Genearmor:: the search engine for the Armor Côtes d'Armor archives

THE Archives departmentales des Côtes d'Armor disposent d'A genealogical search engine - Genearmor. Cette base de données, fruit d'un partenariat entre le Conseil departmental des Côtes d'Armor and the Genealogical center of the Côtes d'Armor, allows you to easily find your ancestors in this department. 


Genearmor allows you to brick out more than 9 million acts in a few clicks, border surveys carried out by the POHER Genealogical and Historical Center, surveys of theARMOR ASSOCIATION and an interactive map of the department.



Salvindex:: the tool to save time in your archive research

Developed by the genealogical center of the Côtes d'Armor, Salvindex Give you direct access to acts by municipality, by type of act and per year. With one click, you will be redirected to the first page of the registers of the year requested.




Municipal archives in the Côtes d'Armor:: an additional source


You can get closer to the town halls of the department to find interesting acts. Some municipalities propose to consult their online archives, this is the case for Municipal Archives of Saint-Brieuc.



THE actes en ligne


Find various acts available on the internet::



THE actes insolites


Genealogists have found unusual acts in the archives of the Côtes d'Armor::




🧳 THE migrations dans les Côtes d'Armor :: retracez les voyages de vos ancêtres


THE Côtes d'Armor ont connu plusieurs vagues de migration au cours de leur histoire :: 


  • Breton emigration in Armorica (ve-vie centuries) :: on distingue Two waves of emigration from Great Britain to Armorica - The first is military (questioning) and the second would have been led by the high ecclesiastical dignitaries of Great Britain.

  • Emigration to New France (17th-18th centuries)

  • Migration to industrial cities (19th century) :: Many residents of the Côtes d'Armor have left rural areas to find work in Paris, Lille or Lyon, but also in Belgium and the United Kingdom. 

  • Emigration to the United States (19th-beginning of the 20th centuries) :: de nombreux Bretons se sont installés dans les régions de la Nouvelle-Angleterre et du Midwest pour fuir la pauvreté and thes difficultés agricoles.

  • Spanish immigration between 1937 and 1940 :: Nearly 4,000 refugees arrived in the Côtes d'Armor (21,000 in Brittany), fleeing fights in Spain.

  • Migration to the Paris region (20th century) :: In search of a better job and life, some residents of the Côtes d'Armor settle in the Paris region - especially after the Second World War.



Several important places have also attracted new inhabitants to the department for trade, military life and administration:: 

  • Saint-Brieuc and its port, the Légré, important for trade and Hauturière fishing. But also Binic, Paimpol and its region, which were enriched in the 16th century with haughty fishing off Newfoundland and Iceland.
  • Quintin, Uzel, Loudéac, Moncontour, Lamballe, des villes importantes pour le commerce de la toile qui fit la richesse des Côtes d'Armor entre le XVIe and the XVIIIe siècle



To find out more about migration in the coasts of Armor and in Brittany::





🎞️ THE Côtes d'Armor in pictures :: découvrir le patrimoine breton



THE vidéos des Côtes d'Armor




THE images et cartes postales anciennes



THE cartes anciennes du department


  • Of the villages de Cassini aux communes d’aujourd’hui :: le department des Côtes d'Armor
  • Sur Old Maps Online :: les cartes anciennes du department
  • Sur Gallica :: les cartes anciennes des Côtes d'Armor




📖 L'histoire des Côtes d'Armor :: une plongée dans le passé du department



Sur Gallica :: les books, and the press pour tout savoir sur le department des Côtes d'Armor



💬 THE 50 noms de famille les plus portés dans les Côtes d'Armor


Top 10 surnames in the Côtes d'Armor:: 

  • Hamon
  • Herve
  • Thomas
  • The red
  • Gall
  • Rault
  • Ollivier
  • The Goff
  • Morin
  • Henry


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

  • Lucas
  • Prigent
  • Martin
  • Briand
  • Rouxel
  • Mahe
  • Daniel
  • Guillou
  • Robert
  • Nicolas
  • Gicquel
  • Morvan
  • Michel
  • Gautier
  • Rolland
  • Jouan
  • COLLAR
  • Riou
  • Andre
  • Philippe
  • SIMON
  • Tanguy
  • The Guen
  • Robin
  • Renault
  • Calvez
  • Jegou
  • Richard
  • Guegan
  • Geffroy
  • Bihan
  • MEUR
  • The Roy
  • Monthan
  • Derrian
  • Perrot
  • Connan
  • Guyomard
  • The correct
  • Allain


🖥️ THE sites de généalogie utiles pour vos recherches dans les Côtes d'Armor


THE cercles et associations de généalogie dans les Côtes d'Armor et alentours




THE blogs de généalogie dans les Côtes d'Armor




THE comptes à suivre sur les réseaux sociaux


On Facebook::


Sur X (ex-Twitter)::



Good research! 



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