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{{Short description|Cemetery in Thiais, Paris, France}} |
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==Notable burials== |
==Notable burials== |
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* In divisions 48 through 55 there are ''Jardins de la Fraternité'' which are meant for burial of those |
* In divisions 48 through 55 there are ''Jardins de la Fraternité'' which are meant for burial of those in Paris who could not afford burial or who could not be identified. Because of this it has the reputation of being the "Cemetery of the poor and penniless".<ref>[http://www.landrucimetieres.fr/spip/spip.php?article1858 Thiais on the Landru Cemeteries website]</ref> |
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* Ashes of the dead who [[Body donation|donated their body]] to science are scattered in Division 102, where several [[Stele|stelae]] stand in their memory. |
* Ashes of the dead who [[Body donation|donated their body]] to science are scattered in Division 102, where several [[Stele|stelae]] stand in their memory. |
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* Division 94 is reserved for [[stillbirth]]s. |
* Division 94 is reserved for [[stillbirth]]s. |
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* Monuments for ''Génie de la Terre'' ([[Chinese folk religion|Chinese protective deities]]) (division 36 and 44) |
* Monuments for ''Génie de la Terre'' ([[Chinese folk religion|Chinese protective deities]]) (division 36 and 44) |
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Individual burials. Many of the graves have been cleared after the concession |
Individual burials. Many of the graves have been cleared after the concession expired. |
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* [[Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry]], French Air Force lieutenant-colonel, sentenced to death by court martial, he was the last French person to be executed by firing squad, later reburied in the cemetery of [[Bourg-la-Reine]] |
* [[Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry]], French Air Force lieutenant-colonel, sentenced to death by court martial, he was the last French person to be executed by firing squad, later reburied in the cemetery of [[Bourg-la-Reine]] |
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* [[André Berley]], French actor |
* [[André Berley]], French actor |
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* [[Lise Delamare]], French actress |
* [[Lise Delamare]], French actress |
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* [[Jean-Luc Delarue]], French television presenter and producer |
* [[Jean-Luc Delarue]], French television presenter and producer |
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* [[Beauford Delaney]], American modernist painter |
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* [[Eugénie Fougère]], French vaudeville and music hall dancer and singer |
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* [[Kurt Gerstein]], German SS-officer |
* [[Kurt Gerstein]], German SS-officer |
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* [[Étienne Hajdú]], Transylvania-born French sculptor of Jewish descent and resistance fighter |
* [[Étienne Hajdú]], Transylvania-born French sculptor of Jewish descent and resistance fighter |
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* [[Catherine Hessling]], French actress |
* [[Catherine Hessling]], French actress |
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* [[Loumia Hiridjee]], French businesswoman (''Princesse Tam Tam'') |
* [[Loumia Hiridjee]], French businesswoman (''Princesse Tam Tam'') |
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* [[:en: Lazare Kopelmanas|Lazare Kopelmanas]], international jurist and diplomat |
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* [[Pierre Laval]], French Prime Minister under the [[Third Republic (France)|Third Republic]] and [[Vichy France|Vichy regime]] was initially buried there after his execution before being removed to the Chambrun family vault in [[Montparnasse Cemetery]]. <ref name="lavalsbodylubbock">{{cite news|title=Laval's Body Taken To Family Mausoleum|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/6716081/?terms=%22Rene%2Bde%2BChambrun%22|access-date=2 August 2016|work=Lubbock Morning Avalanche|location=Lubbock, Texas|date=16 November 1945|page=3|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=registration |quote=The bullet-pierced body of Pierre Laval was moved today to the mausoleum of the Chambrun family in Montparnasse cemetery from an unmarked grave in Thiais cemetery, where it had lain since the former premier was executed as a traitor a month ago.}}</ref><ref name="harrisburglavalsbody">{{cite news|title=Laval's Body Moved To Chambrun Crypt|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/43365643/?terms=%22Rene%2Bde%2BChambrun%22|access-date=2 August 2016|work=Harrisburgh Telegraph|location=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|date=November 15, 1945|page=10|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=registration }}</ref> |
* [[Pierre Laval]], French Prime Minister under the [[Third Republic (France)|Third Republic]] and [[Vichy France|Vichy regime]] was initially buried there after his execution before being removed to the Chambrun family vault in [[Montparnasse Cemetery]]. <ref name="lavalsbodylubbock">{{cite news|title=Laval's Body Taken To Family Mausoleum|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/6716081/?terms=%22Rene%2Bde%2BChambrun%22|access-date=2 August 2016|work=Lubbock Morning Avalanche|location=Lubbock, Texas|date=16 November 1945|page=3|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=registration |quote=The bullet-pierced body of Pierre Laval was moved today to the mausoleum of the Chambrun family in Montparnasse cemetery from an unmarked grave in Thiais cemetery, where it had lain since the former premier was executed as a traitor a month ago.}}</ref><ref name="harrisburglavalsbody">{{cite news|title=Laval's Body Moved To Chambrun Crypt|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/43365643/?terms=%22Rene%2Bde%2BChambrun%22|access-date=2 August 2016|work=Harrisburgh Telegraph|location=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|date=November 15, 1945|page=10|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=registration }}</ref> |
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* [[Gina Manès]], Silent movie star |
* [[Gina Manès]], Silent movie star |
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* [[Farhad Mehrad]], Award winning Iranian rock singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist. In Iran known as Farhad. Burial place of ashes. |
* [[Farhad Mehrad]], Award winning Iranian rock singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist. In Iran known as Farhad. Burial place of ashes. |
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* [[Gérald Neveu]], French poet |
* [[Gérald Neveu]], French poet |
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* [[Antonieta Rivas Mercado]], Mexican Writer transferred to ''Jardins de la Fraternité''. |
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* [[Alice Prin]], better known as '' Kiki'' or ''The Queen of Montparnasse'', grave was cleared in 1974 |
* [[Alice Prin]], better known as '' Kiki'' or ''The Queen of Montparnasse'', grave was cleared in 1974 |
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* [[Albert Raisner]], French harmonica player, TV and radio host and producer |
* [[Albert Raisner]], French harmonica player, TV and radio host and producer |
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* [[Yevgeny Zamyatin]], Russian author of science fiction and political satire |
* [[Yevgeny Zamyatin]], Russian author of science fiction and political satire |
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* [[Zog of Albania]], Former president and king of Albania (his remains have since been repatriated to Albania). |
* [[Zog of Albania]], Former president and king of Albania (his remains have since been repatriated to Albania). |
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* [[Mahmoud Shehabi Khorassani]] (1903 Iran – 1986 France) philosopher, jurist, supreme judge, author and distinguished professor at the [[University of Tehran]], [[Iran]] buried in the 101st division, row 16. |
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==Location== |
==Location== |
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Located in the [[ |
Located in the [[banlieue]] southwest of the city of [[Paris]], [[France]], the main entrance to the Cimetière de Thiais is located at 261 Route de Fontainebleau, in [[Thiais]], near the junction with Avenue de la Republique. There is also a smaller entrance: Porte Est on Avenue de Général de Gaulle. |
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The inhabitants of Thiais are buried in the communal cemetery just off Avenue Général de Gaulle, near Espace des 4 Saisons. |
The inhabitants of Thiais are buried in the communal cemetery just off Avenue Général de Gaulle, near Espace des 4 Saisons. |
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==Public transport== |
==Public transport== |
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{{rint|paris|m|7}} {{rint|paris|r|C}} |
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The cimetière de Thiais is a short walk from the [[Villejuif – Louis Aragon (Paris Métro)|Villejuif – Louis Aragon]] [[Paris Métro|métro]] station, which can be reached by taking [[Paris Métro Line 7|line 7]]. The nearest railway station is [[Pont de Rungis – Aéroport d'Orly (Paris RER)|Pont de Rungis – Aéroport d'Orly]] which is served by [[RER C|line C]], although it is not |
The cimetière de Thiais is a short walk from the [[Villejuif – Louis Aragon (Paris Métro)|Villejuif – Louis Aragon]] [[Paris Métro|métro]] station, which can be reached by taking [[Paris Métro Line 7|line 7]]. The nearest railway station is [[Pont de Rungis – Aéroport d'Orly (Paris RER)|Pont de Rungis – Aéroport d'Orly]] which is served by [[RER C|line C]], although it is not close by. |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Val-de-Marne]] |
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Val-de-Marne]] |
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Val-de-Marne]] |
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Val-de-Marne]] |
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[[Category:Cemeteries established in the 1920s]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:05, 23 April 2024
| Cimetière parisien de Thiais | |
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 Entrance of the Cimetière parisien de Thiais | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1929 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 48°45′47″N 2°22′30″E / 48.763°N 2.375°E |
| Type | Public (non-denominational) |
| Owned by | Mairie de Paris |
| Size | 103 hectares (250 acres) |
| No. of graves | 150,000 |
| Find a Grave | Cimetière parisien de Thiais |
The cimetière parisien de Thiais is one of three Parisian cemeteries extra muros, and is located in the commune of Thiais, in the Val-de-Marne department, in the Île-de-France region.
History[edit]
The cemetery was opened in October 1929 and is therefore the newest of the three Parisian cemeteries extra muros. The others being the cimetière parisien de Bagneux and the cimetière parisien de Pantin. It is now a true cosmopolitan cemetery, where many faiths are represented.[1]
Size[edit]
Thiais is the second largest Parisian cemetery. Only Pantin is larger. There are about 6,000 trees. The cemetery is divided into 123 numbered divisions in which there are an estimated 150,000 graves. Because the cemetery is so large, people with a walking disability can be driven around.
Notable burials[edit]
- In divisions 48 through 55 there are Jardins de la Fraternité which are meant for burial of those in Paris who could not afford burial or who could not be identified. Because of this it has the reputation of being the "Cemetery of the poor and penniless".[2]
- Ashes of the dead who donated their body to science are scattered in Division 102, where several stelae stand in their memory.
- Division 94 is reserved for stillbirths.
- There are military sections in divisions 1 and 17.
There are also a number of memorials:
- Monument for the French resistance (1942) (division 7)
- The Ermenonville crash in 1974 (division 16)
- The Paris-Brazzaville crash in 1961 (division 22)
- Monument for the Policier auxiliaires, persons who have chosen to do their national service in the French national police force (division 25)
- Monument for French Indochina solidarity (division 36)
- Monuments for Génie de la Terre (Chinese protective deities) (division 36 and 44)
Individual burials. Many of the graves have been cleared after the concession expired.
- Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry, French Air Force lieutenant-colonel, sentenced to death by court martial, he was the last French person to be executed by firing squad, later reburied in the cemetery of Bourg-la-Reine
- André Berley, French actor
- Francisco Boix-Campo, Spanish republican and survivor of Mauthausen
- Marcel Bucard, French fascist politician
- Jean Cassou, French writer, art critic, poet and member of the French Resistance during World War II
- Georges Catroux, French army general
- Paul Celan, Romanian poet and translator, with his wife Gisèle Lestrange
- Jean-Paul Le Chanois, French film director, screenwriter and actor
- André Deed, French-born actor and director
- Lise Delamare, French actress
- Jean-Luc Delarue, French television presenter and producer
- Beauford Delaney, American modernist painter
- Eugénie Fougère, French vaudeville and music hall dancer and singer
- Kurt Gerstein, German SS-officer
- Étienne Hajdú, Transylvania-born French sculptor of Jewish descent and resistance fighter
- Jean Hérold-Paquis, French journalist who fought for Franco and the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War
- Catherine Hessling, French actress
- Loumia Hiridjee, French businesswoman (Princesse Tam Tam)
- Lazare Kopelmanas, international jurist and diplomat
- Pierre Laval, French Prime Minister under the Third Republic and Vichy regime was initially buried there after his execution before being removed to the Chambrun family vault in Montparnasse Cemetery. [3][4]
- Gina Manès, Silent movie star
- Daniel Mayer, French politician (donated his body to science)
- Pascal Mazzotti, French actor, remains transferred to Biarritz
- Farhad Mehrad, Award winning Iranian rock singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist. In Iran known as Farhad. Burial place of ashes.
- Gérald Neveu, French poet
- Antonieta Rivas Mercado, Mexican Writer transferred to Jardins de la Fraternité.
- Alice Prin, better known as Kiki or The Queen of Montparnasse, grave was cleared in 1974
- Albert Raisner, French harmonica player, TV and radio host and producer
- Joseph Roth, Austrian-Jewish journalist and novelist
- Han Ryner, French individualist anarchist philosopher and activist and a novelist
- Lev Sedov, son of Léon Trotsky and his second wife Natalia Sedova, activist in the Trotskyist movement
- Madeleine Sologne, French actress
- Franz Stock, first German theology student in France since the Middle Ages, his remains were transferred to the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Rechèvres in Chartres in June 1963
- Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian author of science fiction and political satire
- Zog of Albania, Former president and king of Albania (his remains have since been repatriated to Albania).
- Mahmoud Shehabi Khorassani (1903 Iran – 1986 France) philosopher, jurist, supreme judge, author and distinguished professor at the University of Tehran, Iran buried in the 101st division, row 16.
Location[edit]
Located in the banlieue southwest of the city of Paris, France, the main entrance to the Cimetière de Thiais is located at 261 Route de Fontainebleau, in Thiais, near the junction with Avenue de la Republique. There is also a smaller entrance: Porte Est on Avenue de Général de Gaulle.
The inhabitants of Thiais are buried in the communal cemetery just off Avenue Général de Gaulle, near Espace des 4 Saisons.
Public transport[edit]
The cimetière de Thiais is a short walk from the Villejuif – Louis Aragon métro station, which can be reached by taking line 7. The nearest railway station is Pont de Rungis – Aéroport d'Orly which is served by line C, although it is not close by.
The cimetière de Thiais is also served by bus lines 185, 192, 285 and 396.
There is a Vélib' station at Avenue de Fontainebleau (42703).
Gallery[edit]
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Avenue O -
former grave of Zog of Albania -
Avenue Principale
References[edit]
- ^ (in French) Thiais on the Cimetiéres de France et d'ailleurs website
- ^ Thiais on the Landru Cemeteries website
- ^ "Laval's Body Taken To Family Mausoleum". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. 16 November 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 2 August 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
The bullet-pierced body of Pierre Laval was moved today to the mausoleum of the Chambrun family in Montparnasse cemetery from an unmarked grave in Thiais cemetery, where it had lain since the former premier was executed as a traitor a month ago.
- ^ "Laval's Body Moved To Chambrun Crypt". Harrisburgh Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved 2 August 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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