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Cemetery #2584

Montparnasse Cemetery

Local name: Цвинтар Монпарнас

Also known as Cimetière Montparnasse · Cimetière du Montparnasse · Cimetière du Sud · Tsvyntar Monparnas

75

documented records

≈ 3,800–7,600

approx. capacity (graves)

0.190 km²

cemetery area

Nov 6, 2026

last modified

About this cemetery

Montparnasse Cemetery is in the southern part of Paris, in the 14th arrondissement. It was founded in 1824 on the site of former farms and was first called the Southern Cemetery. It is one of four cemeteries created in Paris in the 19th century to replace parish cemeteries. Burials include Symon Petliura, Paul Deschanel, Porfirio Díaz and Shapour Bakhtiar.

Cemetery location

GPS coordinates: 48.837987° N, 2.327514° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Montparnasse Cemetery map Cemetery GPS-documented graves

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Common questions

How big is Montparnasse Cemetery?

Montparnasse Cemetery covers about 19 hectares (190,000 m²), about the same size as Assistens Cemetery in Copenhagen. It is the 13th largest of the 1,552 cemeteries we list in Île-de-France.

What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?

The oldest grave among the records we hold for Montparnasse Cemetery is that of Athanase Millet, who died on June 19, 1847.

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