To obtain a complete copy of your birth certificate, you can:

• if you were born in France: contact the town of your place of birth, the request can be made on-line,
• if you were born abroad: contact the central service of the Registry Office: Service Central de lEtat Civil, 11 rue de la Maison Blanche, 44941 NANTES CEDEX 09, or at the consulate of your place of birth
• if you were born in the Overseas Communities, contact the Ministre de lOutre-mer, or the town hall of your place of birth or apply here for birth certificate pakistan

Write a letter to the Office of the Mayor (La Mairie) if you are a French citizen seeking a French birth certificate. Include your birth date, full name at birth, birth place and your parents' full names, including your mother's maiden name. Send your letter plus a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

Monsieur le Maire, Bureau de l'Etat-Civil,
Mairie de Boulogne sur Mer,
62200 Boulogne sur Mer, France

The request for the birth certificate (demande dacte de naissance) can be made online at Acte de Naissance en Ligne(in French).

It is essential to provide a medical certificate of birth which will be given by the hospital or clinic where the birth took place. It is also recommended to provide:

• family book if there
• the birth of the father and the mother or the identification of both parents in the absence of the family book
• the birth of siblings of the newborn if necessary
• form joint statement of name choices if necessary. You can download online by clicking here (PDF format).
• the act of prenatal recognition if applicable

Monsieur le Maire

Bureau de l'Etat-Civil
Mairie de Boulogne sur Mer
62200 Boulogne sur Mer, France

Ministre des Affaires Etrangres

Direction des Franais l'Etranger
Service Central de l'Etat-Civil
11, rue Maison Blanche, 44000 Nantes
Tel: 0826 080 604 (from the U.S. tel: 00 33 1 41 86 42 47)
Fax: 02.51.77.36.99

This service allows you to know how you should contact the municipality.

There are three different forms of french birth certificates:

• Birth Certificate without the parents' names of the child (Extrait d'acte de naissance sans filiation)
• Birth Certificate mentioning the parents of the child (Extrait d'acte de naissance avec filiation)
• Full and legalized copy of the birth register (Copie intgrale de l'acte de naissance)

There is no fee charged.

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