Saint-Vincent Cemetery
| Saint-Vincent Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Entrance of Saint-Vincent Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1831 |
| Location | |
| 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) |
| No. of graves | 900 |
| Find a Grave | Saint-Vincent Cemetery |
Saint-Vincent Cemetery (French: Cimetière Saint-Vincent) is a cemetery in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- Anouk Aimée (1932–2024), film actress
- 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
- Suzanne Grandais (1893–1920), actress
- Roland Dorgelès (1885–1973), writer
- Arthur Honegger (1892–1955), composer
- Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (1880–1965), composer and orchestra leader
- Gen Paul (1895–1975), painter
- Claude Pinoteau (1925–2012), screenwriter and producer
- 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
[edit]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.
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 -
Graves -
One of the paths through Saint-Vincent Cemetery
External links
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- Saint-Vincent Cemetery at Find a Grave
- (in French) Saint-Vincent Cemetery on the Mairie de Paris website (including map)
- (in French) Landru, Philippe, Cimetière Saint-Vincent de Montmartre, Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs 2009
- (in French) Saint-Vincent Cemetery on the APPL website Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
