{"id":1085,"date":"2010-09-27T16:23:58","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T14:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colleensparis.com\/blog\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2021-01-12T15:33:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:33:56","slug":"find-a-famous-grave-in-paris-cemeteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2010\/09\/find-a-famous-grave-in-paris-cemeteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Find A Famous Grave In Paris Cemeteries"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Charles<\/a>Interested in practicing your French? The City of Paris organizes a tour of the cemetery<\/a><\/strong> P\u00e8re Lachaise<\/strong> (the confessor to Louis XIV) for about six euros (entry to the cemetery is free) every Saturday at 2:30 p.m. between April 1 and November 30.<\/p>\n

The tour is a timeless promenade that evokes memories of numerous celebrities and legendary figures laid to rest among the greenery of this park. Who is buried<\/strong><\/a> at this cemetery, which, thanks to a good marketing strategy attracted new customers?<\/p>\n

P\u00e8re Lachaise is the largest green space in the capital, 44 hectares (108 acres), 5,300 trees and is a refuge of biodiversity. The tombs of Marcel Proust, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin, Alfred de Musset, Honor\u00e9 de Balzac, Edith Piaf, and Jim Morrisson are located within its walls. Take the Virtual Tour of P\u00e8re Lachaise<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

P\u00e8re Lachaise map<\/a><\/strong> for download from the Mairie de Paris. Read about the P\u00e8re-Lachaise<\/a><\/strong> on the Paris Tourist Office Web site.<\/p>\n

Meet at the entrance to the cemetery on Boulevard de M\u00e9nilmontant facing rue de la Roquette. The metros to reach the cemetery are P\u00e8re-Lachaise or Philippe-Auguste. If you have any questions, contact Paris-Jardins (telephone: 0171285056); reservations are not necessary.<\/p>\n

If you would like to know more about the fourteen Paris cemeteries, visit the mayor’s website<\/a><\/strong> (“Tous les cimeti\u00e8res parisiens”). The link takes you to a page with a list and their name and address. Click on one brings up the history, prominent inhabitants and a map. P\u00e8re-Lachaise in English<\/strong> on their site. More about other Paris cemeteries<\/strong>.The oldest is the Cimeti\u00e8re de Charonne<\/strong> (Charonne cemetery) from the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n

Montparnasse map<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– Women Buried in Montparnasse<\/a><\/strong> Who is buried there? Serge Gainsbourg, Simone de Beauvoir, Charles Pigeon<\/strong><\/a> – the entire Montparnasse list<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dog cemetery<\/strong><\/a>\/Pet cemetery (use Google Translate<\/strong><\/a> to read the history and Web page) Le Cimeti\u00e8re des Chiens d’Asni\u00e8res-sur-Seine<\/strong> Funeraire Animalier 116 bis boulevard Voltaire 92600 Asnieres sur Seine Telephone 01 47 93 83 45<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Colleensparis.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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