Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery is a historic cemetery in 20th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was established in 1804, covering 43.93 hectares. It holds site naturel classé status. Wikidata records 2388 notable interments here, including Molière, Oscar Wilde, Frédéric Chopin.

At a glance

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Opening hours

• Monday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Thursday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Friday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Saturday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
• Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

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

Notable interments

2388 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 2388, or take the JSON record.

Of Père Lachaise Cemetery's 2,388 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include politician (15%), painter (9%), journalist (8%), military personnel (5%), writer (5%).

• Molière (1622–1673), Theaterintendant, satirist, theatre director
• Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), short story writer, prose writer, essayist
• Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849), piano teacher, pedagogue, musician
• Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923), film actor, dancer, stage actor
• Marcel Proust (1871–1922), prose writer, essayist, novelist
• Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), prose writer, essayist, novelist
• Édith Piaf (1915–1963), recording artist, chansonnier, street artist
• Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695), librettist, children's writer, fabulist
• Auguste Comte (1798–1857), philosopher, sociologist, repetitor
• Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867), draftsperson, printmaker, visual artist
• Joseph Fourier (1768–1830), mathematician
• Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749–1827), theoretical physicist, philosopher, statistician
• Sully Prudhomme (1839–1907), diarist, essayist, philosopher
• Guillaume Apollinaire (1880–1918), film screenwriter, draftsperson, storyteller
• Alphonse Daudet (1840–1897), autobiographer, prose writer, short story writer
• Isadora Duncan (1877–1927), autobiographer, dancer, choreographer
• Georges Bizet (1838–1875), classical composer, pianist, conductor
• Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899–1974), journalist, poet lawyer, translator
• Alfred de Musset (1810–1857), librettist, novelist, chess composer
• Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732–1799), arms trader, spy, opinion journalist
• Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825), architectural drafter, painter, politician
• Henri Barbusse (1873–1935), theatre critic, pacifist, novelist
• Camille Pissarro (1830–1903), lithographer, architectural drafter, pastellist
• Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920), draftsperson, sculptor, painter
• Georges Cuvier (1769–1832), malacologist, anatomist, scientific collector

Common questions

Where is Père Lachaise Cemetery?

Père Lachaise Cemetery is in 20th arrondissement of Paris, France, at coordinates 48.8611, 2.3942.

When was Père Lachaise Cemetery established?

Père Lachaise Cemetery was established in 1804, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 2388 notable interments at Père Lachaise Cemetery, including Molière, Oscar Wilde, Frédéric Chopin, Sarah Bernhardt, Marcel Proust.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q311 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
• OpenStreetMap relation/11838120

Related terms

Heritage StatusNotable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Père Lachaise Cemetery, 20th arrondissement of Paris, France." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q311. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/pere-lachaise-cemetery/

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