Montparnasse Cemetery

Category: Extérieur > Endroits/Lieux

Le cimetière date de 1824, ce qui fait de lui un des plus anciens cimetières de Paris.
Si c'est aujourd'hui un espace vert calme et reposant (19 hectares) et un véritable avre de paix, ca n'a pas toujours été le cas.
Le site a en effet subit de nombreuses profanations, comme l'histoire de 1849 où des corps de femmes furent retrouvés hors de leur tombe, mutilés. L'affaire fut vite élucidée en découvrant le coupable : un sergent nécrophile.
Un certain nombre de personnalités sont enterrés dans ce cimetière qui a su avec le temps gagner en popularité (peut être grâce à son emplacement idéal), dont Charles Baudelaire, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre et Serge Gainsbourg.

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Place
3, boulevard Edgar Quinet
75014 Paris 14
+33144108650

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Opening hours
8 am - 6 pm

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Visuels Paris - Moulin cimetière Montparnasse

The Moulin de la Charité: a historic relic in the heart of the Montparnasse cemetery

In the heart of Paris's Cimetière du Montparnasse lie the remains of the last of the thirty or so mills that once populated the Montrouge plain. Find out more about the Moulin de la Charité, one of the sights to be discovered in Paris's 14th arrondissement.

A little tour of the Montparnasse Cemetery

The Montparnasse cemetery is the final resting place of many famous personalities, and a stroll through it is a free and instructive pleasure.

Past events

Visuels Paris - Tombe Agnès Varda Jacques Demy

Stroll in the footsteps of Agnès Varda in Paris, studio-laboratory and photo studio in the heart of the 14th arrondissement.

Immerse yourself in the Parisian places that were once home to Agnès Varda: her courtyard studio on rue Daguerre, the sets for 'Cléo de 5 à 7' and her poetic tomb. In fact, discover how the capital nurtured her visual and intimate sensibility in her photos and films.

Les 10 femmes en or de la cérémonie d'ouverture - IMG 4529

A walk in the footsteps of Simone de Beauvoir in Paris, between feminism, emancipation and free thought

Explore the major sites linked to Simone de Beauvoir in Paris, from her writings to urban tributes, and discover how this philosopher and novelist became an enduring icon of feminism and free thought.

Moulin de la Charité - Cimetière du Montparnasse

Who is buried in Montparnasse Cemetery? Celebrities and their grave locations

The Montparnasse cemetery, located in the 14th arrondissement, is the final resting place of many famous personalities. Would you like to discover the celebrities buried there? Here's a list of famous people buried in this Parisian cemetery.

Journées du Patrimoine 2024 au cimetière du Montparnasse

Heritage Days 2024: a dive into the history of the Montparnasse cemetery

Want to find out more about the Montparnasse cemetery? On Sunday, September 22, 2024, take advantage of the new Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) to delve into the history of this famous Parisian site, where many famous people are laid to rest.

Did you know? A tomb in the Montparnasse cemetery is covered with metro tickets.

It's not just the Père-Lachaise cemetery that's packed with unusual tombs in Paris - the Montparnasse cemetery, in the 14th arrondissement, also has its share of curiosities! Here are three original graves not to be missed during your visit.

Un petit tour au Cimetière du Montparnasse

Women's Rights Day: a free visit of the illustrious women, Cimetière du Montparnasse

Wednesday, March 8, 2023, is Women's Rights Day: activities, events, meetings, round tables... There is no shortage of events to continue the commitment to women's rights. What if we went to the Montparnasse cemetery to meet the famous women who are buried there?