Cemetery #2589
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
Local name: Русское кладбище Сент-Женевьев-де-Буа
Also known as Cimetière orthodoxe de Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois · Русское кладбище Сент-Женевьев-де · Cimetière de Liers, nécropole Russe · Église Orthodoxe et Cimetière Russe · Cimetière russe de Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois / Russkoe kladbishche Sent-Zhenevev-de · Cimetière russe de Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
20
documented records
≈ 1,100–2,200
approx. capacity (graves)
0.055 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Russian cemetery at Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, south of Paris, is the main necropolis of the Russian emigration. It is predominantly Orthodox, although it also holds graves of people of other faiths. The communal cemetery is situated at 4 rue Léo Lagrange.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 48.631532° N, 2.344896° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
20 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Magdalina Chizhova 1897 – 1968 
Nicolas de Dmitrieff 1900 – 1972 
Nadia de Lattre 1914 – 2008 - Pierre de Lattre 1907 – 1976
- Vasiliy Gonchar 1887 – 1973
Petr Koltyshev 1894 – 1988 
Catherine Levachkevitch 1947 – 1970 - Robert Levachkevitch 1906 – 1973
Mikhail Matyatov 1895 – 1950 
Dmitriy Messaksudi 1874 – 1951 
Olga Pechkoff 1914 – 1985 - Vera Pechkoff 1890 – 1971
Aleksandr Petrov 1894 – 1956 
Evgeniya Pozdnisheva 1896 – 1988 
Evgeniya Pozdnisheva 1896 – 1988 
Gabrielle Rasamat 1892 – 1971 - Zenaide Rasamat 1894 – 1974
- Michel Scmidt 1887 – 1950
Katya Trukhacheva 1949 – 1978 
Emiliya Vakhrusheva 1907 – 1995
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Fleury-Mérogis Communal Cemetery 1.3 km away · Fleury-Mérogis
- Fleury-Mérogis Landscaped Cemetery 1.3 km away · Fleury-Mérogis
- Brétigny-sur-Orge New Cemetery 1.8 km away · Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Le Plessis-Pâté Old Cemetery 2.6 km away · Le Plessis-Pâté
- Saint-Michel-sur-Orge Cemetery 2.9 km away · Saint-Michel-sur-Orge
- Bondoufle Communal Cemetery 3.0 km away · Bondoufle
- Morsang-sur-Orge Cemetery 3.1 km away · Morsang-sur-Orge
- Bretigny-sur-Orge Communal Cemetery 3.4 km away · Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Perray Cemetery 3.5 km away · Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
- Villemoisson-sur-Orge Cemetery 3.6 km away · Villemoisson-sur-Orge
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Common questions
How big is Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery?
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery covers about 55,000 m² (14 acres), about the size of 8 soccer fields. It is the 49th 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 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery is that of Michel Scmidt, who died on September 22, 1950 at the age of 62.