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Montmartre in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
 

Le cimetiere Montmartre

[The Montmartre Cemetery]

Histoire de Paris

 
 
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1. Le cimetiere Montmartre Marker
Inscription. Au dix huitième siècle, ce terrain sert d’accès aux nombreuses carrières de plâtre de la colline. Transformé en fosse commune pour les victimes des émeutes sous la Révolution, il garde cette vocation de nécropole, d’assez sinistre mémoire, sous le nom de “Cimetière de la Barrière blanche”, les parisiens exilés de la capitale après la fermeture de tous les cimetières intra-muros pour raison d’hygiene, y sont inhumés dans les conditions déplorables. Officiellement ouvert la 1er janvier 1825, le Cimetière de Nord est désormais protégé contre les pilleurs de sépultures; il perd ainsi en 1856 l’un de ses conservateurs, M. de Vaulabelle, inventeur d’un système de pièges avec mise à feu, victime de son devoir pour s’être envoyé une décharge mortelle en pleine poitrine!

[Translated by Google Translate with modifications:
The Montmartre Cemetery
In the eighteenth century, this land was access to numerous plaster quarries on the hill. Turned into a common grave for victims of the riots in the French Revolution, it retained this vocation necropolis, of rather infamous reputation , as the "Graveyard of the white barrier,": Parisian banished from the capital after the closure of all intramural [?] burial grounds for reason of hygiene, who were buried in deplorable conditions. Officially opened the 1st January 1825, the North Cemetery
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is now protected against grave robbers. In 1856 it lost one of its curators, M. Vaulabelle, inventor of a system of traps firing, killed on duty by a lethal shock to the chest!]
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Histoire de Paris series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1825.
 
Location. 48° 53.112′ N, 2° 19.866′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Montmartre. It is on Avenue Rachel. This marker is in the Montmartre District of Paris. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 Avenue Rachel, Paris, Île-de-France 75018, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cimetière Montmartre (1825) (a few steps from this marker); Le Gaumont-Palace illuminé la nuit (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); L’Hippo-Palace (about 120 meters away); Bernard-Marie Koltès (about 120 meters away); Raymond Souplex (about 120 meters away); Le boulevard de Clichy sous le neige (about 150 meters away); Copi (about 150 meters away); L’hôtel du comte d’Escalopier / Count Escalopier’s Mansion (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
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Le cimetiere Montmartre Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 29, 2012
2. Le cimetiere Montmartre Marker
Le cimetiere Montmartre image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 29, 2012
3. Le cimetiere Montmartre
Le cimetiere Montmartre image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 29, 2012
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5. Le cimetiere Montmartre - general view
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7. Grave of Dalida (Division 18)
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8. Grave of Daniel Darc
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9. Grave of Heinrich Heine (Division 27)
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10. Grave of François Truffaut (Division 21)
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 890 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 2, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.   5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on February 2, 2026. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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