The Levallois-Perret Cemetery (french: Cimetière de Levallois-Perret, also known simply as ''Cimetière de Levallois'') is a

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a bu ...

in the

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Levallois-Perret Levallois-Perret () is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department and Île-de-France region of north-central France. It lies some from the centre of Paris in the north-western suburbs of the French capital. It is the most densely populated ...

in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. Strictly speaking it is just outside Paris in the

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Nanterre Nanterre (, ) is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris. It is located some northwest of the centre of Paris. In 2018, the commune had a population of 96,807. The eastern part of Nanterre, bordering t ...

, in the

Hauts-de-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a département in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the east, Val-d'Oise to the north, Yvelines to the west ...

department, in the

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ...

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. The cemetery was subject of the Michèle Bernard song ''Au Cimetière de Levallois'' (which remembers

Louise Michel Louise Michel (; 29 May 1830 – 9 January 1905) was a teacher and important figure in the Paris Commune. Following her penal transportation to New Caledonia she embraced anarchism. When returning to France she emerged as an important French a ...

, who is also buried here).

History

The cemetery was opened in 1868, in the then newly formed suburb of Levallois-Perret. According to the

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the cemetery was used by The Hertford British Hospital Charity (a

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founded by Richard Wallace and which after a merger in 2008 became Institut Hospitalier Franco-Britannique). The cemetery was enlarged in 1884 and in 1910. The entrance and offices were constructed around 1935.

Notable burials

It is estimated that the cemetery contains more than 27.000 tombs. Many of the local dignitaries are buried here. The commune maintains some of the tombs. Amongst others, this cemetery is the last resting place of

Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (born Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; ; ; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway ...

(in the family grave),

Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In ...

(in the family grave) and

Léon Zitrone Léon Zitrone (25 November 1914 – 25 November 1995) was a Russian-born French journalist and television presenter. Biography Zitrone was born in Petrograd, Russia. He arrived in France with his family fleeing communism at the age of six. He ...

as well as

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Théophile Ferré Théophile Charles Gilles Ferré (6 May 1845 28 November 1871) was one of the members of the Paris Commune, who authorized the execution of Georges Darboy, the archbishop of Paris, and five other hostages, on 24 May 1871. He was captured by the ...

and

. In division 25 there is a ''Carré Militaire'', dedicated to those fallen for France. In division 34 there are 29 British Commonwealth personnel graves from World War I, maintained by the

.Levallois-Perret Cemetery on the CWGC website
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(by Bertin and Yroudy) erected in 1923 and a monument to taxi drivers (les cochers-chauffeurs) erected in 1948 (division 22). Nicolas Levallois (1816-1879), the first mayor of the suburb, is buried here. Others include

Eugène Bigot Eugène Bigot (28 February 1888 – 17 July 1965) was a French composer and conductor. Life Bigot was born in Rennes, Brittany, and taught at the Conservatoire de Paris where his notable pupils included Émilien Allard, Louis de Froment, Henr ...

France Dhélia France Dhélia (born Franceline Berthe Léontine Délia Benoît; November 9, 1894 – May 6, 1964) was a French film actress. Dhélia appeared in more than forty films, mostly in the silent era. Many of her appearances were in the films of the di ...

Guy Grosso Guy Grosso (19 August 1933–2001) was a French actor and humorist. Guy Grosso was the pseudonym of Guy Marcel Sarrazin. He was probably best known as half of Grosso and Modo (together with Michel Modo). Selected filmography *''La Belle Amér ...

and

Maryse Hilsz Maryse Hilsz (7 March 1903 – 30 January 1946) was a French aviator known for high altitude and endurance flights. She served with the French Resistance during World War II and died in an air crash in 1946. Life In 1933 she shared the Fédér ...

Location

The entrance of the cemetery is located on Rue Baudin near the junction with Rue Raspail. It is located next to the railway. The cemetery is divided into 43 divisions. There are good views of Paris in the distance.

Public transport

The cemetery is a short walk from

Anatole France (; born , ; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie França ...

and

Pont de Levallois – Bécon Pont, meaning "bridge" in French, may refer to: Places France * Pont, Côte-d'Or, in the Côte-d'Or ''département'' * Pont-Bellanger, in the Calvados ''département'' * Pont-d'Ouilly, in the Calvados ''département'' * Pont-Farcy, in the Cal ...

metro stations and are serviced by line 3. The nearest railway station is Gare de Clichy-Levallois, which is serviced by the

Transilien Transilien () is the brand name given to the commuter rail network serving Île-de-France, the region surrounding and including the city of Paris. The network consists of eight lines: H, J, K, L, N, U, P and R, each operated by SNCF, th ...

Cergy line (L). The cemetery is also served by bus lines 54, 93, 94, 163, 164, 165, 167, 174, 238, 274 and 275 There is a

Vélib' is a large-scale public bicycle sharing system in Paris, France. Launched on 15 July 2007, the system encompassed around 14,500 bicycles and 1,400 bicycle stations, located across Paris and in some surrounding municipalities, with an average d ...

station at Rue du Professeur René Leriche (21111).

Gallery

Image:Levallois-Perret Monument aux Morts.JPG, World War I Monument Image:Levallois-Perret Tombe de Louise Michel.JPG, Grave of

Image:Levallois-Perret Sepultre Eiffel.JPG, Eiffel family grave Image:Carré militaire britannique.jpg, Graves maintained by the

Commonwealth War Graves Commission 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 m ...

References

External links

*
Levallois-Perret Cemetery on the Levallois-Perret website
*
Levallois-Perret Cemetery on the Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levallois-Perret Cemetery 1868 establishments in France Cemeteries in Hauts-de-Seine

Cemeteries A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a bu ...

Cemeteries in Paris World War I memorials in France Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France