Archives Départementales du Cantal

Archives Départementales du Cantal 

Monday to Thursday from 8.30am to 12pm and from 1.30pm to 5pm. The disclosure of documents is carried out through a system of eight pick-ups at fixed times: 8.45, 9.45, 10.45, 11.30, 13.30, 14.15, 15.00, 16.00. The quota of documents per collection is 4, which allows a maximum of 32 documents per day. Readers already registered can reserve their documents in advance in the reading room or on the website. 

Online finding aids: - http://archives.cantal.fr/?id=recherche_simple - http://archives.cantal.fr/?id=recherche_thematique Both the Mémorial de la Shoah and the USHMM hold copies from this archive. The description of the copy-collection at USHMM is [here](https://portal.ehri-project.eu/units/us-005578-irn38215) available on the EHRI portal. For an English-language description of copies made by USHMM, please click [here](http://collections.ushmm.org/findingaids/RG-43.116M_01_fnd_en.pdf). 

Accessible free of charge to the public 5 days a week and 45 hours a week. 

The departmental archives do not carry out genealogical research for individuals or for genealogical practices. Research by correspondence is reserved for requests motivated by an administrative or judicial need or for investigations into the state of sources. The use of family genealogists (private service providers) is recommended when the user cannot travel. The contact details of professionals based in the Cantal can be provided on request. 

Reproduction is defined as the copying of a document, whether on paper (photocopy, print) or digital (digital photograph, scan). The Departmental Archives offer these different services: see details in the file entitled"Regulations - Appendix C (Rates". Black and white photocopies . - 0.10 euros in A4 - 0.20 euros in A3 Photocopying of bound documents, old newspapers and documents deemed too fragile is prohibited. Colour printing of digitised documents, initiated from the computers in the reading room. - 0.20 euros in A4 - 0.40 euros in A3 Readers may make their own reproductions free of charge using a camera without a flash (traditional or digital camera, with or without a stand, provided that the stand is not resting on the documents). Reproduction by scanners is not permitted. Fees for copies and remote research . The Archives does not carry out genealogical research or copies of civil status records. Readers are invited to consult civil status records online, from home or in the reading room, where they can be directed by the staff. -Photocopies and scans (≤ A3): €0.50 per view -Digital photographs: €2.50 per view -Notarial deed: 5 € per 8 pages -Judgement: 5 € per 8 pages -Mortgage transcription (download the form in the box on the right): 15 € per deed -Registration: 10 € per document -Civil status not available online: 5 € per record -Registration number not available online: 5 € per record -Other complex research: 10 € per research, in addition to the copy fee Media and postage costs : -CD-R / DVD-R: 2 € per unit -16 GB usb key: 10 € each -External hard disk 1Tb: 80 € per unit -Engraving on media: First 15 minutes, free of charge; Beyond 15 m, 20 € per hour of preparation -Standard postal delivery: 2 €. -Other postal shipment: according to the rates of the Post Office or the carrier -Electronic mail / Transfer platform (20 GB max): free of charge