Cimetière de la Villette

Cimetière de la Villette
Main entrance to the cemetery of La Villette.
Details
Established	1828
Location	Paris
Country	France
Coordinates	48.885°N 2.387°E / 48.885; 2.387
Type	Public, non-denominational
Owned by	Mairie de Paris
Size	1.13 hectares (2.8 acres)
No. of interments	2,500
Find a Grave	Cimetière de la Villette

The Cimetière de la Villette is a small cemetery in Paris.

Location

The entrance to the cemetery is located at 46 Rue d'Hautpoul in the 19th arrondissement of Paris.

History

With an area of 1.13 ha, it was opened in 1828 and houses 2,500 graves.[1][2] It was enlarged in 1843.[2] Initially the fourth cemetery of the commune of La Villette, it became the cemetery reserved for the burials of the inhabitants of the 19th arrondissement of Paris, after the annexation in 1860 of the commune of La Villette in Paris.[2][3] Since 1880, it has only kept perpetual concessions.[4] It is embellished with a hundred trees, maples, lime trees and chestnut trees.[4]

It is located below the Allée Darius-Milhaud which follows the route of the old railway branch of the Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture line leading to the Paris-Bestiaux and Paris-Abattoirs stations. It is visible from the latter through large openings made in the new perimeter wall.

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  The cemetery, seen from the Allée Darius-Milhaud
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  The cemetery, seen from the Allée Darius-Milhaud

References

1. "Paris (75) 19è, cimetière de La Villette". Bertrand Beyern (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-16.
2. Barozzi, Jacques (1990). Guide des cimetières parisiens (in French). Internet Archive. Paris : Hervas. p. 133. ISBN 978-2-903118-57-0.
3. "Cimetières - Archives de Paris". archives.paris.fr. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
4. "Le Cimetière de la Villette". www.des-gens.net (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-16.