The Cemetery of Montmartre (French: Cimetière de Montmartre) is a cemetery in the
18th arrondissement of Paris,
France, that dates to the early 19th century. Officially known as the Cimetière du Nord, it is the third largest necropolis in Paris, after the
Père Lachaise Cemetery and the
Montparnasse Cemetery.
History
In the mid-18th century, overcrowding in the cemeteries of Paris had created numerous problems, from impossibly high funeral costs to unsanitary living conditions in the surrounding neighborhoods. In the 1780s, the
Cimetière des Innocents was officially closed and citizens were banned from burying corpses within the city limits of Paris. During the early 19th century, new cemeteries were constructed outside the precincts of the capital: Montmartre in the north,
Père Lachaise Cemetery in the east,
Passy Cemetery in the west and
Montparnasse Cemetery in the south.
The Montmartre Cemetery was opened on 1 January 1825. It was initially known as le Cimetière des Grandes Carrières (Cemetery of the Large Quarries).[1] The name referenced the cemetery's unique location, in an abandoned gypsum quarry. The quarry had previously been used during the
French Revolution as a mass grave. It was built below street level, in the hollow of an abandoned gypsum quarry located west of the Butte near the beginning of Rue Caulaincourt in Place de Clichy. As is still the case today, its sole entrance was constructed on Avenue Rachel under Rue Caulaincourt.[2]
A popular tourist destination, Montmartre Cemetery is the final resting place of many famous artists who lived and worked in the
Montmartre area. See the full list of notable interments below.
Miecislas Kamieński, a
Polish soldier who was a volunteer in the French Army and was killed in the
Battle of Magenta, mentioned because the statue by
Jules Franceschi[4] on his grave is well known
^
abAllée Montmorency, concession no. 408/1853. See Tamvaco, Jean-Louis (2000). "Dabadie / Leroux [les]", pp. 919–921, in Les Cancans de l'Opéra: Chroniques de l'Académie Royale de Musique et du théâtre, à Paris sous les deux Restaurations.
CNRS. 1307 pages.
OCLC1063925895.
ISBN2271057426.
^Baxter, John (2011–2012). Chronicles of Old Paris: Exploring the Historic City of Light. New York: Museyon. p. 227.
The Cemetery of Montmartre (French: Cimetière de Montmartre) is a cemetery in the
18th arrondissement of Paris,
France, that dates to the early 19th century. Officially known as the Cimetière du Nord, it is the third largest necropolis in Paris, after the
Père Lachaise Cemetery and the
Montparnasse Cemetery.
History
In the mid-18th century, overcrowding in the cemeteries of Paris had created numerous problems, from impossibly high funeral costs to unsanitary living conditions in the surrounding neighborhoods. In the 1780s, the
Cimetière des Innocents was officially closed and citizens were banned from burying corpses within the city limits of Paris. During the early 19th century, new cemeteries were constructed outside the precincts of the capital: Montmartre in the north,
Père Lachaise Cemetery in the east,
Passy Cemetery in the west and
Montparnasse Cemetery in the south.
The Montmartre Cemetery was opened on 1 January 1825. It was initially known as le Cimetière des Grandes Carrières (Cemetery of the Large Quarries).[1] The name referenced the cemetery's unique location, in an abandoned gypsum quarry. The quarry had previously been used during the
French Revolution as a mass grave. It was built below street level, in the hollow of an abandoned gypsum quarry located west of the Butte near the beginning of Rue Caulaincourt in Place de Clichy. As is still the case today, its sole entrance was constructed on Avenue Rachel under Rue Caulaincourt.[2]
A popular tourist destination, Montmartre Cemetery is the final resting place of many famous artists who lived and worked in the
Montmartre area. See the full list of notable interments below.
Miecislas Kamieński, a
Polish soldier who was a volunteer in the French Army and was killed in the
Battle of Magenta, mentioned because the statue by
Jules Franceschi[4] on his grave is well known
^
abAllée Montmorency, concession no. 408/1853. See Tamvaco, Jean-Louis (2000). "Dabadie / Leroux [les]", pp. 919–921, in Les Cancans de l'Opéra: Chroniques de l'Académie Royale de Musique et du théâtre, à Paris sous les deux Restaurations.
CNRS. 1307 pages.
OCLC1063925895.
ISBN2271057426.
^Baxter, John (2011–2012). Chronicles of Old Paris: Exploring the Historic City of Light. New York: Museyon. p. 227.