The Saint-Ouen Cemetery (french: cimetière parisien de Saint-Ouen) is located just north of Montmartre at Saint-Ouen, near Paris. The cemetery consists of two parts. The first, located on Rue Adrien Lesesne opened in 1860 and the second at 2 Avenue Michelet was opened on 1 September 1872.

Notable burials

* Alphonse Allais (1854–1905), writer * Yvette Andréyor (1891–1962), actress * Mireille Balin (1909–1968), film actress * Roland Charmy (1908–1987), violinist, husband of harpist Lily Laskine *

Carmen Damedoz Carmen Damedoz née Marie Élise Provost (17 May 1890 - 14 May 1964) was a French dancer, artist's model and aviator, earning pilot's licence No. 1449 from the Aéro-club de France on 22 August 1913. Early life Marie Élise Provost was born o ...

, née Marie Élise Provost (1819-1964), artists model, dancer and aviator *

Eugène Godard Eugène Godard Ainé was a notable French Aeronautics, aeronaut, born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, Clichy on August 26, 1827, died in Brussels on September 9, 1890. Biography In 1841, 14-year-old Eugène Godard enrolled at the Conservatoire nati ...

(1827–1890), aeronaut * Lily Laskine (1893–1988), harpist *

Mona Goya Mona Goya (25 November 1909 – 8 October 1961) was a Mexican-born French film actress who rose to fame in the 1930s. Selected filmography * ''Madame Récamier'' (1928) * ''Princesse Mandane'' (1928) - Simoun * ''L'Argent'' (1928) * ''Jim Hack ...

(1909–1961), actress *

Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (; 24 May 1899 – 4 July 1938) was a French tennis player. She was the inaugural world No. 1 from 1921 to 1926, winning eight Grand Slam titles in singles and twenty-one in total. She was also a four-time World ...

(1899–1938), tennis champion * Alfred Manessier (1911–1993), painter *

Jules Pascin Julius Mordecai Pincas (March 31, 1885 – June 5, 1930), known as Pascin (; erroneously or ), Jules Pascin, or the "Prince of Montparnasse", was a Bulgarian artist known for his paintings and drawings. He later became an American citizen ...

(1885–1930), artist (later re-interred) *

Henri Quittard Henri Quittard (16 May 1864 – 21 July 1919) was a French composer, musicologist and music critic. Biography A musician, composer, musicologist and music critic, Quittard was both the cousin of Emmanuel Chabrier (Quittard being the grandson o ...

(1864–1919), composer, musicologist *

Émile-Alexandre Taskin Émile-Alexandre Taskin, born in Paris on 18 March 1853, and died there on 5 October 1897, was a French operatic baritone mainly active at the Paris Opéra-Comique. He was a descendant of the harpsichord maker Pascal Taskin (1723–1793). Afte ...

, (1853–1897), opera singer * Suzanne Valadon (1865–1938), painter The cemetery contains one British

Commonwealth war grave The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations mi ...

, of a

Royal Marines The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...

officer of World War I.CWGC casualty record
accessed 5 March 2021.

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External links

* 1860 establishments in France Saint-Ouen Roman Catholic cemeteries in France Buildings and structures in Seine-Saint-Denis Tourist attractions in Seine-Saint-Denis {{France-cemetery-stub