Cemetery #35226
Elsene Cemetery
Local name: Begraafplaats van Elsene
Also known as Cimetière d'Ixelles - Begraafplaats van Elsene · Ixelles Cemetery · Cimetière d'Ixelles
3
documented records
≈ 2,100–4,300
approx. capacity (graves)
0.107 km²
cemetery area
Oct 29, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Ixelles Cemetery is a municipal cemetery in the Brussels municipality of Ixelles, known for its valuable funerary heritage. It is described as an overview of 200 years of architecture and craftsmanship. Burials include the painter Anna Boch, the Nobel Prize-winning physician Jules Bordet, and Luigi Bigiarelli, founder of S.S. Lazio. A special plot holds the ash urns of deceased pets.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 50.815410° N, 4.392960° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
3 memorials, A–Z by surname.
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Auderghem Communal Cemetery 3.1 km away · Auderghem
- Watermaal-Bosvoorde Communal Cemetery 3.2 km away · Watermael-Boitsfort
- Uccle Cemetery 3.9 km away · Uccle · 4 records
- Dieweg Cemetery 3.9 km away · Stalle
- Woluwe Saint Lambert Old Cemetery 4.0 km away · Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
- Schaarbeek Plot of the Executed 4.2 km away · Schaarbeek
- Uccle Verrewinkel Cemetery 4.3 km away · Uccle · 4 records
- Saint Josse Ten Noode Cemetery 4.8 km away · Schaarbeek · 5 records
- Sint-Pieters-Woluwe Cemetery 5.0 km away · Woluwe-Saint-Pierre - Sint-Pieters-Woluwe
- Brussels Communal Cemetery 5.7 km away · Evere
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Common questions
How big is Elsene Cemetery?
Elsene Cemetery covers about 10.7 hectares (107,000 m²), about the size of 15 soccer fields. It is the 5th largest of the 25 cemeteries we list in Brussels.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Elsene Cemetery is that of Pierre Lefaure, who died in 1973 at the age of 53.