Towards a Geography of French Historical Demography: Problems and Sources.

Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of bodies of literature which contribute to understanding about French demographic behavior. Description of the parish monograph, which focused on the years from the middle of the 17th century to down to 1792, when civil replaced parish registration; Studies o...

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Published in:French Historical Studies Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 108 - 131
Main Author: Adams, Paul Vauthier
Format: Article
Published: Duke University Press Spring79
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Summary:Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of bodies of literature which contribute to understanding about French demographic behavior. Description of the parish monograph, which focused on the years from the middle of the 17th century to down to 1792, when civil replaced parish registration; Studies of 19th century populations, whose principal sources are the statistical volumes published by the Bureau de la statistique generale.