Cemetery #6815
Vézelay Cemetery
Local name: Cimetière de Vézelay
Also known as Cimetière communal de Vézelay
0
documented records
≈ 120–250
approx. capacity (graves)
6,230 m²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
This small rectangular cemetery lies below the basilica of Vézelay, on the apse side, and looks out over the valley. It contains the graves of several figures from the intellectual world, and writers have described it as a poetic necropolis.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 47.467381° N, 3.750230° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Saint-Père Cemetery 1.8 km away · Saint-Père
- Asquins Cemetery 2.1 km away · Asquins
- Foissy-lès-Vézelay Cemetery 3.4 km away · Foissy-lès-Vézelay
- Tharoiseau Cemetery 4.1 km away · Tharoiseau
- Pierre-Perthuis Cemetery 4.7 km away · Pierre-Perthuis
- Domecy-sur-le-Vault Cemetery 5.1 km away · Domecy-sur-le-Vault
- Fontenay-près-Vézelay Cemetery 5.6 km away · Fontenay-près-Vézelay
- Menades Cemetery 5.8 km away · Menades
- Montillot Cemetery 5.8 km away · Montillot
- Givry New Cemetery 6.5 km away · Givry
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How big is Vézelay Cemetery?
Vézelay Cemetery covers about 6,230 m² (1.5 acres), about the size of a soccer field. It is the 378th largest of the 3,698 cemeteries we list in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.