Saint-Vincent Cemetery
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Entrance of Saint-Vincent Cemetery | |
  The location of Saint-Vincent Cemetery | |
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| Established | 1831 |
| Location | Paris, Montmartre |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 48°53′20″N 2°20′20″E / 48.889°N 2.339°E |
| Type | Communal |
| Owned by | Mairie de Paris |
| Size | > 0.7 hectares (1.7 acres) |
| Number of graves | 900 |
| Find a Grave | 639135 |
Saint-Vincent Cemetery (French: Cimetière Saint-Vincent) is a cemetery in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.
History
Saint-Vincent Cemetery was opened on January 5, 1831. It was Montmartre's second cemetery, built after the Cimetière du Calvaire had been filled.
Notable interments
- Marcel Aymé (1902-1967), writer
- Harry Baur (1880-1943), actor
- Eugène Boudin (1824-1898) painter
- Marcel Carné (1906-1996), film director
- Jules Chéret (1836-1932), master poster designer
- Jean-François Delmas (1861-1933), opera singer
- Roland Dorgeles (1885-1973), writer
- Arthur Honegger (1892-1955), composer
- Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (1880-1965), composer and orchestra leader
- Gen Paul (1895-1975), painter
- Paul Sédir (Yvon Le Loup), (1871-1926), writer, philosopher
- Théophile Steinlen (1859-1923) painter
- Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955), painter
- Andrée Vaurabourg (1894 - 1980), French pianist and teacher
Location
Saint-Vincent Cemetery is located in rue Lucien-Gaulard in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France. It is a short walk from the Montmartre Cemetery and near the Sacré-Cœur. The Lapin Agile is located behind the wall, behind the grave of Maurice Utrillo.
Public transport
The cemetery is a short walk from the Lamarck – Caulaincourt métro station and is serviced by line 12.
The nearest railway stations are Gare du Nord and Gare de Pont-Cardinet.
The cemetery is also served by bus line 80.
There is a Vélib' station at Rue du Coulaincourt (18017).
Gallery
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The grave of poets Platon and Papuoe Argyriades
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Graves
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One of the paths through Saint-Vincent Cemetery
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cimetière Saint-Vincent. |
- (French) Saint-Vincent Cemetery on the Mairie de Paris website (including map)
- (French) Landru, Philippe, Cimetière Saint-Vincent de Montmartre, Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs 2009
- (French) Saint-Vincent Cemetery on the APPL website