Gers, an exceptional record collection

Created under the French revolution by the law of the 5th of Brumaire year V (October 26, 1796) which required to transfer to Department county-towns all files of the old government services of Ancien Régime and of bishoprics, monasteries and convents, the Department Record Office is the oldest service with a cultural vocation of the Gers General Council. The written heritage which it preserves goes back from the 9th century to nowadays and represents a documentary collection of about 10.5 km, that is to say 10 500 linear meters. This resource is one of the most valuable ones in Midi-Pyrenees.

The Department Record Office job is to collect and sort out, arrange, keep and restore documents, carry out communications to government services and to individuals, develop culture through shows, lectures, publications and the document collections which it keeps.

The Department Record Office also has a vocation to welcome funds from individuals through donations, deposits, bequests and acquisitions.
They have a general and local history library and a Resource Centre.
They are provided with a bindery and a restoration workshop as well as with a photo and microfilm laboratory.

Information :

Archives Départementales du Gers
(The Gers Department Record Office)
14 Rue Edgar Quinet
BP 21
32001 AUCH CEDEX
Tel: (33) 5 62 05 08 80
Fax: (33) 5 62 05 17 60
e. mail : departement-du-gers@cg32.fr
Working hours:
Monday through Friday 9 AM to 5 PM
Annual leave July 1st to July 15th.