Archives départementales de la Mayenne

Created during the Revolution, the Departmental Archives were initially intended to receive and preserve the archives of the Ancien Régime institutions as well as the sequestered papers of the emigrants and the ecclesiastical establishments. Since then, they have been the definitive repository for documents produced by all the public administrations established on the territory of the department. They can also be enriched by donations or deposits of private papers (families, companies, unions, associations, etc.). The Departmental Archives collect, classify, preserve and communicate these documents spread over nearly 22 km of shelving. A team of about twenty agents carries out these different missions while welcoming the public in the reading room. A service of the Departmental Council since 1986, the Departmental Archives are placed under the scientific and technical supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Communication (Interministerial Service of the Archives of France). 

The digitisation workshop carries out reproduction work on documents held in the Archives de la Mayenne on request. Any postage and packaging costs are extra. The minimum charge for payment by cheque or bank transfer is €5. Do not pay when ordering, but only after receiving an invoice. Public services are exempt from paying for less than 20 reproductions. 

The Departmental Archives are a public service, free and open to all. Access to the reading room is simply subject to the possession of a valid reader's card. Registration is carried out each year, on presentation of an identity document issued by a French or foreign public authority and bearing a photograph.