Montparnasse Cemetery
| Montparnasse Cemetery | |
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Montparnasse Cemetery viewed from the Tour Montparnasse in 2023 | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1824 |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 48°50′17″N 2°19′37″E / 48.83806°N 2.32694°E |
| Type | Non-denominational |
| Owned by | Mairie de Paris |
| Size | 19 hectares (47 acres) |
| No. of graves | 35,000 |
| Website | Montparnasse Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Montparnasse Cemetery |
Montparnasse Cemetery (French: Cimetière du Montparnasse) is a cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the city's 14th arrondissement. The cemetery is roughly 47 acres and is the second largest cemetery in Paris. The cemetery has over 35,000 graves, and approximately 1,000 people are buried there each year.
The cemetery is the resting place for a variety of individuals including political figures, philosophers, artists, actors, and writers. Additionally, the cemetery contains a number of tombs commemorating those who died in the Franco-Prussian war during the siege of Paris (1870–1871) and the Paris Commune (1871).