Montparnasse Cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery is a cemetery in 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was established in 1824, covering 18.72 hectares. Wikidata records 1037 notable interments here, including Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Charles Baudelaire.
At a glance
| Location | 14th arrondissement of Paris, France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 48.83778, 2.32833 (source: Wikidata) |
| Established | 1824 |
| Era | 1800s |
| Area | 18.72 hectares |
| Website | www.paris.fr |
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Notable interments
1037 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 1037, or take the JSON record.
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980), screenwriter, writer, intellectual
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986), writer, author, literary critic
- Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867), writer, poet, translator
- Jacques Chirac (1932–2019), politician, President of the Republic, official
- Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893), writer, poet, playwright
- Samuel Beckett (1906–1989), screenwriter, writer, teacher
- Henri Poincaré (1854–1912), astronomer, writer, engineer
- Émile Durkheim (1858–1917), professor, ethnologist, sociologist
- Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744–1829), writer, naturalist, military officer
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809–1865), writer, politician, economist
- Eugène Ionesco (1909–1994), writer, teacher, poet
- Évariste Galois (1811–1832), mathematician
- Susan Sontag (1933–2004), screenwriter, writer, professor
- Julio Cortázar (1914–1984), writer
- Alexander Alekhine (1892–1946), writer, jurist, translator
- Jean Baudrillard (1929–2007), photographer, translator, university teacher
- Emil Cioran (1911–1995), writer, translator, aphorist
- Tristan Tzara (1896–1963), writer, composer, photographer
- Carlos Fuentes (1928–2012), screenwriter, writer, lawyer
- Porfirio Díaz (1830–1915), politician, military personnel
- Q153248 (1914–1996), screenwriter, writer, playwright
- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921), composer, clarinetist, conductor
- Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845–1922), physician, researcher, botanist
- Alfred Dreyfus (1859–1935), military personnel, military officer, army officer
- Charles Richet (1850–1935), writer, physician, psychologist
Common questions
Where is Montparnasse Cemetery?
Montparnasse Cemetery is in 14th arrondissement of Paris, France, at coordinates 48.8378, 2.3283.
When was Montparnasse Cemetery established?
Montparnasse Cemetery was established in 1824, according to Wikidata.
Who is buried at Montparnasse Cemetery?
Wikidata documents 1037 notable interments at Montparnasse Cemetery, including Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Charles Baudelaire, Jacques Chirac, Guy de Maupassant.
Records and sources
- Wikidata: Q272208 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
- Wikipedia article
- Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
- OpenStreetMap relation/6911225