Cimetière de Vaugirard
| Cimetière de Vaugirard | |
|---|---|
| location | 320 Rue Lecourbe 75015 Paris , 15th Arrondissement , Île-de-France , France |
| owner | City of Paris |
| Opened | 1787 |
| surface | 1.59 ha |
| Graves | around 3,000 |
| Website | equipement.paris.fr |
The Cimetière de Vaugirard is a cemetery in the 15th arrondissement of the French capital Paris . It is the oldest still used cemetery in the French metropolis. The complex, with around 3,000 graves, is the eighth largest Parisian cemetery within the city limits with 1.59 hectares .
history
The opening took place in 1787 after the old parish cemetery of Vaugirard was closed. The grave complex belonged to the municipality of Vaugirard and was also used by the municipality of Grenelle until its own cemetery was set up . With the incorporation of the two communes in 1860, they became part of Paris. On the Cimetière de Vaugirard there is a larger military section with fallen soldiers from the First World War .
gallery
The Cimetière de Vaugirard as seen from Rue Lecourbe
The grave of Albert Bettannier
The grave of Chanoine Cornette
The grave of Paul Doumer
The grave of Henri Giraud
Resting places
- Louis Aubert (1877–1968), composer
- Michel Baroin (1930–1987), businessman and crime writer (Division 12)
- Lucien Besnard (1872–1955), playwright and theater critic (Division 14)
- Albert Bettannier (1851–1932), painter (Division 16)
- Héctor Bianciotti (1930–2012), writer and literary critic, member of the Académie française (Division 18)
- Marguerite Bourcet (1899–1938), writer
- Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Henri Boyer (1775–1813), General (Division 21)
- Clara Candiani (1902–1996), newspaper and radio journalist
- Adolphe Chérioux (1857–1934), President of the Paris Municipal Council (Division 6)
- Chanoine Cornette (1860-1936), Catholic priest and founder of the Scouts de France (Division 17)
- Anthony Cottes (1871-1913), officer, photographer and researcher (Division 2)
- Jean-Baptiste Dalesme (1763–1832), General de division of the infantry
- Jean Daniélou (1905–1974), Catholic theologian, Jesuit priest and cardinal of the Roman Church (Division 6)
- Henri de Lubac (1896–1991), Catholic and Cardinal (Division 6)
- Bertrand de Margerie (1923–2003), theologian, Jesuit, specialized in Christology and Mariology (Division 6)
- Paul Doumer (1857–1932), statesman, penultimate President of the Third Republic and multiple finance minister (Division 13)
- Jacques Friedmann (1932–2009), politician
- Henri Giraud (1880–1942), politician and State Secretary (Division 13)
- Nicolas Groult d'Arcy (1763–1843), Benedictine
- Jean Lartéguy (1920–2011), writer, war correspondent and army officer
- Léon Lyon-Caen (1877–1967), President of the Court of Cassation and President of the Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples (MRAP, from 1953 to 1962)
- Jacques Marette (1922–1984), politician ( UNR ), Minister for Post and Telecommunications from 1962 to 1967
- Henri Mouton (1869–1935), biologist and chemist
- Eugène Marsan (1882–1936), journalist, writer and literary critic
- Bernard Niquet (1946–2011), politician and prefect (Division 15)
- Camille Mortenol (1859-1930), officer, commander of the Legion of Honor , fought in World War I (Division 5)
- Henri-Charles Oulevay (1834–1915), painter, caricaturist , illustrator , engraver
- Henri Pottevin (1865–1928), doctor, biologist, politician and officer in the Legion of Honor
- Émile Reynaud (1844–1918), photographer, draftsman and French teacher (inventor of the praxinoscope )
- Jules Scamaroni (1890–1938), politician and prefect (Division 13)
- Christian Vebel (1911–2002), chansonnier
- Thérèse Vimont (1893–1972), painter (Division 13)
- Adolphe Vincent (1896–1978), lawyer and politician
Web links
- equipement.paris.fr: Cimetière de Vaugirard on the City of Paris website (French)
- landrucimetieres.fr: Cimetière de Vaugirard (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ equipement.paris.fr: History of the Cimetière de Vaugirard (French)
- ↑ landrucimetieres.fr: Cimetière de Vaugirard (French)
Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 18 ″ N , 2 ° 17 ′ 4 ″ E