Picpus Cemetery
Also known as Cimetière de Picpus
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France 75012 FranceCoordinates: 48.84403, 2.40008 - Cemetery ID:
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opened: Tue-Sun, 2-6pm;
closed during August
Picpus Cemetery (French: Cimetière de Picpus) is the largest private cemetery in Paris, France, located in the 12th arrondissement. It was created from land seized from the convent of the Chanoinesses de St-Augustin, during the French Revolution. Just minutes away from where the guillotine was set up, it contains 1,306 victims executed between 14 June and 27 July 1794, during the height of the Reign of Terror. Today only descendants of those 1,306 victims are eligible to be buried at Picpus Cemetery.
opened: Tue-Sun, 2-6pm;
closed during August
Picpus Cemetery (French: Cimetière de Picpus) is the largest private cemetery in Paris, France, located in the 12th arrondissement. It was created from land seized from the convent of the Chanoinesses de St-Augustin, during the French Revolution. Just minutes away from where the guillotine was set up, it contains 1,306 victims executed between 14 June and 27 July 1794, during the height of the Reign of Terror. Today only descendants of those 1,306 victims are eligible to be buried at Picpus Cemetery.
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- Added: 22 Jul 2001
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 638995
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