Saint-Vincent Cemetery () is a cemetery in the

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History

Saint-Vincent Cemetery was opened on January 5, 1831. It was

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s second

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, built after the Cimetière du Calvaire had been filled.

Notable interments

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(1932–2024), film actress *

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(1902–1967), writer *

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(1880–1943), actor *

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(1824–1898) painter *

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(1906–1996), film director *

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(1836–1932), master poster designer * Jean-François Delmas (1861–1933), opera singer * Suzanne Grandais (1893–1920), actress *

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(1885–1973), writer *

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(1892–1955), composer * Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (1880–1965), composer and orchestra leader * Gen Paul (1895–1975), painter *

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(1925–2012), screenwriter and producer * Paul Sédir (Yvon Le Loup), (1871–1926), writer, philosopher * Théophile Steinlen (1859–1923) painter *

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(1883–1955), painter * Andrée Vaurabourg (1894–1980), French pianist and teacher

Location

Saint-Vincent Cemetery is located in rue Lucien-Gaulard in the

Quarter of

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. It is a short walk from the

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and near the Sacré-Cœur. The Lapin Agile is located behind the wall, behind the grave of Maurice Utrillo. The cemetery is a short walk from the Lamarck – Caulaincourt métro station and is serviced by line 12. The nearest railway stations are

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and Gare de Pont-Cardinet. The cemetery is also served by bus line 80. There is a

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station at Rue du Coulaincourt (18017).

Gallery

Image:SVC Argyriades.JPG, The grave of poets Platon and Papuoe Argyriades Image:SVC Rose.JPG, Graves Image:SVC Main road.JPG, One of the paths through Saint-Vincent Cemetery

External links

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Saint-Vincent Cemetery on the Mairie de Paris website (including map)
* Landru, Philippe
Cimetière Saint-Vincent de Montmartre
Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs 2009 *
Saint-Vincent Cemetery on the APPL website
{{Authority control Cemeteries in Paris Buildings and structures in the 18th arrondissement of Paris Montmartre Cemeteries established in the 1830s