Passy Cemetery

Passy Cemetery
Aerial view of Passy Cemetery
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Details
Established1820
Location
Passy, Paris
CountryFrance
Coordinates48°51′45″N 2°17′07″E / 48.86250°N 2.28528°E / 48.86250; 2.28528
TypePublic
Owned byMairie de Paris
Size1.75 hectares (4.3 acres)
No. of graves2600
WebsitePassy cemetery on the Mairie de Paris
Find a GravePassy Cemetery

Passy Cemetery (French: Cimetière de Passy) is a small cemetery in Passy, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France.

History

The current cemetery replaced the old cemetery (l'ancien cimetière communal de Passy, located on Rue Lekain), which was closed in 1802.

In the early 19th century, on the orders of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, all the cemeteries in Paris were replaced by several large new ones outside the precincts of the capital. Montmartre Cemetery was built in the north, Père Lachaise Cemetery in the east, and Montparnasse Cemetery in the south. Passy Cemetery was a later addition, but has its origins in the same edict.

The current entrance was built in 1934 (designed by René Berger). The retaining wall of the cemetery is adorned with a bas relief (by Louis Janthial) commemorating the soldiers who fell in World War I.


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