The study of the domestic networks in the regions of egaliterian transmission is still it in its early stages. It is particularly true for the XVI and XVII th centuries. So, the present article is an attempt to fill this gap by studying alliances in two towns : Ecouen and Villiers-le-Bel situated in about ten kilometres in the north of Paris. Besides classical remarkable marriages, one spots coalitions between some families which exchange ah their children. These coalitions are built within 10-20 years. To a longer time scale, for three or four generations, one observes the existence of endogamous groups. Professional and confessional criterias take a major part in the development of these coalitions
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