Saint-Ouen Cemetery

Main entrance.

The Saint-Ouen Cemetery is located just north of Montmartre at Saint-Ouen, near Paris, France. The cemetery consists of two parts. The first, located on Rue Adrien Lesesne opened in 1860 and the second at 2 Avenue Michelet was opened on September 1, 1872.

Famous burials

Alphonse Allais, (1854–1905) writer
Eugène Godard, (1827-1890) aeronaut
Lily Laskine, (1893–1988) harpist
Suzanne Lenglen, (1899–1938) tennis champion
Alfred Manessier, (1911–1993) painter
Jules Pascin, (1885–1930) painter, “Prince of Montparnasse”
Émile-Alexandre Taskin, (1853–1897) opera singer
Suzanne Valadon, (1865–1938) painter

Coordinates: 48°54′27″N 2°20′51″E / 48.90750°N 2.34750°E / 48.90750; 2.34750

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