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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.

 '''Civil registration Births, Marriages and Deaths from French India, in addition to other French colonies, are now available online''', (but not Île de France (Île Maurice))The English language webpage [http://www.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/anom/en/Recherches/IREL.html Searches] contains a a link to the Digitised Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths, in addition to a People and Families Name Database  *[http://caomanom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/sdx/ulysse/index Ulysse], ANOM's searchable database of images , including maps from the colonial period (in French).