Montparnasse Cemetery
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Montparnasse Cemetery

Also known as Cimetière du Montparnasse

Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France

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    Paris, Île-de-France, 75014 France
    Coordinates: 48.83822, 2.32612
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phone: +33(1)44108650

The cemetery is located in the 14th Arrondissement between the rue de la Gait

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 47 acres and is the second largest cemetery in Paris. The cemetery has over 35,000 graves and approximately a thousand people are buried here each year.
The cemetery contains 35,000 plots and is the resting place to a variety of individuals including political figures, philosophers, artists, actors, and writers. Additionally, in the cemetery one can find 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).




phone: +33(1)44108650

The cemetery is located in the 14th Arrondissement between the rue de la Gait

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 47 acres and is the second largest cemetery in Paris. The cemetery has over 35,000 graves and approximately a thousand people are buried here each year.
The cemetery contains 35,000 plots and is the resting place to a variety of individuals including political figures, philosophers, artists, actors, and writers. Additionally, in the cemetery one can find 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).




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