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Cimetière du Père Lachaise

Face au 21 boulevard de Ménilmontant - 75020 Paris Père-Lachaise - Ménilmontant

Père Lachaise cemetery takes its name from the confessor of King Louis XIV, Father François d'Aix de La Chaise. It is the largest and most prestigious necropolis in Paris. Located in the 20th arrondissement of the capital, it covers 44 hectares and contains 70,000 plots. The design of the cemetery combines an English-style park with a place of meditation. All styles of funerary art are represented: Gothic tombs, Haussmannian vaults, ancient mausoleums... Along the green paths, visitors come across the graves of famous men and women: Honoré de Balzac, Guillaume Apollinaire, Marcel Proust, Frédéric Chopin, Colette, Jean-François Champollion, Jean de La Fontaine, Molière, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Jim Morrison, Alfred de Musset, Edith Piaf, Camille Pissarro and Oscar Wilde. Most of the divisions in the oldest part of the cemetery are listed as Historic Monuments.

Opening times and prices

More info on guided tours:

Guided tours on Saturdays and Sundays. Details at http://www.paris.fr/cimetieres

More info on rates:

Free admission for all visitors. A detailed map can be downloaded here: http://www.paris.fr/cimetieres

More info on opening times:

November to mid-March from 8am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, from 8.30am to 5.30pm on Saturday and from 9am to 5.30pm on Sundays and public holidays. Mid-March to October: 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6pm on Saturday and 9am to 6pm on Sundays and public holidays.

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