各国档案事业都分为中央和地方两个部分。法国行政区划分为大区、省、市镇三个级别。由于大区设置时间最晚,而市镇规模则参差不齐,有很多规模很小的市镇不具备建立档案馆的条件,因而法国的诸多省档案馆除保管本省政府部门档案之外,同时肩负着保管大区和市镇档案的使命,这也使得省档案馆在法国档案事业中占有非常重要的位置。 Archives in all countries are divided into two parts of the central and local governments. France is divided into three major regions, provinces, municipalities. Due to the late setting of the district and the uneven size of the municipalities, many small-scale towns do not have the conditions to set up archives. Therefore, in many provinces in France, in addition to keeping archives of provincial government departments, Shouldering the mission of keeping archives of large districts and towns, which also makes the provincial archives occupy a very important position in the French archives.