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The Pondicherry archives are in the "Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer (ANOM)" previously known as the "Centre des Archives d'Outre-Mer" (CAOM), in the city of Aix en Provence, France. The archive website [http://www.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/anom/fr Archives nationales d'outre-mer] includes the page [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/ark:/61561/wz818mjonlk Établissements Français de L'Inde] (This link is reached through IREL; Etat general des fonds; Fonds territoriaux) (in French)
This page [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/ark:/61561/ps367qkrt État-civil:Inde française] indicates the locations for which "État-civil" (civil registration) records are held. It is understood that these civil registration records for India will be available online in the future, in a similar way to those for some other countries which are currently available.<ref>To check whether the India records are available online, the digital records may be accessed [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2 here] . This link may be reached through IREL; Etat civil numérisé, then select “choisir un territoire”</ref>Records for Île Bourbon (Réunion) and Île de France (Île Maurice), islands which have links with India, are included in those available at ANOM. Records for Réunion at ANOM are available online. Refer link in References below.
The [http://www.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/anom/en/index.html English website] does not appear to have all the information contained on the French language website but includes
**[http://ietd.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/821 ''Trade and commerce in Pondicherry ( A. D. 1701 -1793'' )] by M Manickam February 1995
**[http://ietd.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/822 ''Society and economy of the French colonies with special reference to Pondicherry in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (A.D. 1674 - 1754)''] by Mary. A. Sr Georgia May 1996
*[http://www.amamu.org AMA : Association Maurice Archives] Genealogy of Mauritius. French language website. Mauritius was a French colony from 1710-1810, then known as Isle de France, or Île de France. Includes a link to
:[http://www.cgb-reunion.org CGB : Cercle Généalogique de Bourbon]. Île de la Réunion, or Reunion Island. It was previously known as Île Bourbon. It is located about 200 kilometres (120 mi) southwest of Mauritius, the nearest island.
*French and Latin language aids
**[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/France France] includes [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/France_Language_and_Languages France Language and Languages] which includes a Word List. Family Search (LDS) Wiki. [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=%22Reading%20French%20Handwritten%20Records%20%22 Reading French Handwritten Records] from [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html FamilySearch Learning Center]
