Loyasse Cemetery

Loyasse Cemetery is a cemetery in 5th arrondissement of Lyon, France. Wikidata records 63 notable interments here, including Édouard Herriot, Gérard Collomb, Sante Geronimo Caserio.

At a glance

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Opening hours

• Monday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Thursday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Saturday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Sunday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Source: Google Places. Last checked 2026-07-23. Hours can change, confirm with the cemetery before visiting.

Notable interments

63 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 63, or take the JSON record.

Of Loyasse Cemetery's 63 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include painter (22%), politician (14%), architect (6%), archaeologist (5%), draftsperson (5%).

• Édouard Herriot (1872–1957), politician
• Gérard Collomb (1947–2023), secondary school teacher, politician
• Sante Geronimo Caserio (1873–1894), militant, baker
• Pauline Jaricot (1799–1862), layperson, social activist, missionary
• Émile Étienne Guimet (1836–1918), art collector, industrialist, archaeologist
• Gabriel Bonvalot (1853–1933), explorer, author, politician
• Ferdinand Ferber (1862–1909), soldier, aircraft pilot, engineer
• Jean-Baptiste Willermoz (1730–1824), writer
• Adolphe Appian (1818–1898), draftsperson, copper engraver, etcher
• Nicolas Charles Seringe (1776–1858), botanist, university teacher, surgeon
• Louis Janmot (1814–1892), painter, poet
• Adolphe Messimy (1869–1935), author, military officer, minister
• Paul Couturier (1881–1953), theologian, Catholic priest, priest
• Joseph Chinard (1756–1813), sculptor
• François-Emmanuel Guignard, 1st Count of Saint-Priest (1735–1821), diplomat, politician
• Paul Chenavard (1807–1895), painter
• Paul de Vivie (1853–1930), sport cyclist, journalist
• Jules Lavirotte (1864–1929), designer, architect
• Jacques Barraband (1767–1809), bird illustrator, porcelain painter, painter
• Alexis Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest (1805–1851), diplomat, historian, politician
• Jean-Baptiste Guimet (1795–1871), chemist, businessperson
• Albert Falsan (1833–1902), geologist
• Antoine Berjon (1754–1843), lithographer, printmaker, etcher
• Claude Jourdan (1803–1873), paleontologist, university teacher, zoologist
• Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (1736–1810), reproductive printmaker, painting collector, draftsperson

Common questions

Where is Loyasse Cemetery?

Loyasse Cemetery is in 5th arrondissement of Lyon, France, at coordinates 45.7625, 4.8117.

Who is buried at Loyasse Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 63 notable interments at Loyasse Cemetery, including Édouard Herriot, Gérard Collomb, Sante Geronimo Caserio, Pauline Jaricot, Émile Étienne Guimet.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q1540 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
• OpenStreetMap relation/2133664

Related terms

Notable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Loyasse Cemetery, 5th arrondissement of Lyon, France." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q1540. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/loyasse-cemetery/

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