Montparnasse Cemetery

Montparnasse Cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery viewed from the Tour Montparnasse in 2023
Details
Established1824
Location
Paris
CountryFrance
Coordinates48°50′17″N 2°19′37″E / 48.83806°N 2.32694°E / 48.83806; 2.32694
TypeNon-denominational
Owned byMairie de Paris
Size19 hectares (47 acres)
No. of graves35,000
WebsiteMontparnasse Cemetery
Find a GraveMontparnasse Cemetery

Montparnasse Cemetery (French: Cimetière du Montparnasse) is a cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the city's 14th arrondissement. The cemetery is roughly 19 hectares (47 acres) and is the second largest cemetery in Paris.[1] The cemetery has over 35,000 graves, and approximately 1,000 people are buried there each year.[2][3]

The cemetery is the resting place for a variety of individuals including political figures, philosophers, artists, actors, and writers. Additionally, the cemetery contains a number of tombs commemorating those who died in the Franco-Prussian war during the siege of Paris (1870–1871) and the Paris Commune (1871).

  1. ^ Paris. Michelin. 2019. p. 57. ISBN 978-2067237322.
  2. ^ "Cimetière du Montparnasse".
  3. ^ Barozzi, Jacques (2012). Secrets Des Cimetières de Paris. France: massin. p. 68. ISBN 978-2707207630.
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