Old Cemeteries in Paris

Historic graveyards to visit in the City of Lights.

by Atlas Obscura

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From headless bodies to eccentric tombs, these Parisian burial grounds are full of stories and legends.

Père Lachaise Cemetery

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

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Montparnasse Cemetery

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

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Montmartre Cemetery

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

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Cimetière du Calvaire

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

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Fountain of Innocents

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

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Cimetiere de Picpus

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

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Lines of Cremains at Père Lachaise Cemetery

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

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The Gravestone Courtyard

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

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