Cemeteries in Paris

Discover 11 unusual cemeteries in Paris.

Vaslav Nijinsky’s Grave

A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.

Passy Cemetery

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

Georges Méliès's Grave

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

Grave of Antoine-Augustin Parmentier

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

Fountain of Innocents

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

Cimetière du Calvaire

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

Lines of Cremains at Père Lachaise Cemetery

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

Montmartre Cemetery

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

The Relic Crypt of St. Helena at Église Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

Montparnasse Cemetery

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

The Recumbent Effigy of Victor Noir

Victor Noir's effigy gets more action than the man himself ever did.

Père Lachaise Cemetery

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