Cimetière de Montmartre

If you're into exploring the great (and lesser) cemeteries of Europe, you won't go wrong by adding this to your list. It's a lovely walk and the cemetery is filled with notable artists, authors and entertainers. I had some trouble connecting the location of burial sites with the map located at the entrance but, if you have time, it shouldn't matter (they're not going anywhere :) )

A must do . An insightful walk through French history . Many famous authors scientists politicians, have memorials here. The architecture of the memorials is amazing , reflecting monumental art of that particular era. It’s also peaceful and reflective . Above as the frantic city traffic races by, and people revel in the streets of Montmartre , here below people that once did those very same things rest eternally. The contrast to Myself couldn’t be more poignant.

The Montmartre Cemetery left a deep impression on me. Walking among the resting places of so many renowned individuals, artists, writers, and thinkers was both humbling and thought provoking. It reminded me that no matter how high we rise in life, we all eventually return to the same stillness. There’s something powerful about standing in the presence of history, where greatness now rests in quiet dignity. The cemetery itself is peaceful, shaded by trees, and full of character. It’s not just a place of remembrance, but a quiet space for reflection on the impermanence of life and the legacy we leave behind.

Peaceful and quiet wandering among famous and less famous tombs. Quite amazing plot under a bridge. Do not miss the serene monument dedicated to two famous French singers Michel Berger and France Gall.

Interesting vibe, one of a kind place. It also features some known figures like Degas or Juliusz Słowacki

This has to be one of the most amazing cemeteries I have visited. The workmanship is just amazing! The workmanship is impressive. It’s a must see if only to walk through for a little while.

As a cemetery enthusiast, one of the best I have ever been to. Each grave is so beautiful and unique and holds so much history. It’s a very large cemetery so there’s so much to see! So many fun nooks to explore different views of it all. Not too many cats but that’s okay! I wish I could have spent longer here but just didn’t have the time. If i lived here or came back, I would love to take a longer stroll around, maybe find a bench with a pastry and some coffee and just enjoy the history of it all.

A large cemetery that’s worth seeing, spread over several levels and in the heart of paris. It has feral cats, beautiful tombs and is generally well kept without it looking sterile. A magnificent cemetery for a magnificent city. Entrance is below the bridge. Come and eat as sandwhich here

One of the highlights of my trip was walking around Montmartre Cemetery. The Montmartre Cemetery is the third largest cemetery in Paris, after the Père Lachaise Cemetery and Montparnasse Cemetery. There are many famous people buried there (most who I have never heard of), including Edgar Degas; Alexandre Dumas, fils; Émile Zola; and Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax, the inventor of the saxophone. The cemetery is huge, and it's a nice, relaxing place to go for a walk -- as good as any park. The grounds were well maintained, but not overly manicured -- I loved the wild look of grass and plants growing everywhere -- and it was interesting to see all the different grave stones and mausoleums. The best part, though, were the cats! There are several cats that live in the cemetery, and my husband and I had fun trying to spot them. I even managed to briefly pet one! We spent just over an hour in the cemetery, but I could easily have walked around for another hour. Other things to note: the cemetery is free to enter, and while there were washrooms, they weren't great. There is a wheelchair accessible entrance at Avenue Rachel, but not all parts of the cemetery are accessible due to the uneven terrain and the stairs needed to access parts of the cemetery. [Yelp collections: Europe 2024; Paris, France; Cemeteries; Cats]

A gorgeous cemetery, worth the walk around. The are laminated copies of the list of graves that you can pick up at the entry if you want to track down particular graves. I didn't see it when I came in but wish I would have.

An interesting cemetery. As we were trying to leave the Moulin Rouge area, we thought we could cut across the cemetery. By the way, no you cannot. Part of it is tucked under the large bridge of Rue Caulaincourt passing overhead. The entire cemetery seems to sit in a bit of a hole. It seemed more compact than Père Lachaise. But similar mix of stones from centuries to just years ago. We stumbled on a particular one that was quite famous with drag queens. As we watch the band of four walk to this grave with a statue of a stunning young girl, Dalida was the name. A popular Egyptian born singer who died in Paris in 1987. There are many historical figures buried here, but it was getting too dark to search.

François Roland Truffaut (February 6, 1932 - October 21,1984) is buried here. I'm posting my photo of his grave. Just like all the cemeteries in Paris it's absolutely beautiful. All of the cemeteries in Paris are well maintained. We were overwhelmed by the number of celebrities buried here. I couldn't possibly see everything. I found their system to find the graves very helpful. All I can say is if you enjoy visiting cemeteries the way we do, don't miss this one during your exploration of Paris! This is another cemetery I would be happy to revisit during my next Paris vacation. The artistic beauty of this cemetery rivals only that of the artists buried here. I highly recommend.

After visiting Saint Couer, my friends and I walked over to this other Montmarte landmark. We'd visited cemeteries in the smaller towns in the French countryside, but they were so tiny compared to this place. So many awesome mausoleums and memorials. I especially loved all the very weathered looking ones. The newer granite slabs just don't have the same character! We spent quite a while wandering around but we didn't get to see everything--this place is massive. We even ran into some cute cemetery cats. Yes it's a little eerie, but also quite beautiful, if you're into this kind of thing. STEPH JUDGEMENT: Everything you could want in an old French cemetery.

We visited this cemetery in September 2017. I went there specifically to find Jim Morrison's grave. This is a beautiful cemetery with well-marked graves of very famous poets, etc. in addition to Jim Morrison. Make sure that you plan enough time to walk around and see all the different areas. There is also a great little restaurant across the street from it that has somewhat of a little shrine to Jim as to photos, etc. from his last days in Paris. The cemetery is free. There are also tours that you can take, but I personally like going off on my own without a tour guide.

Some of my friends thought I was crazy to visit this place... nothing glamorous about a cemetery as they said. But Montmartre Cemetery is located in the 18th arrondissement and dates from 1825. A map at the entrance will help you to locate the famous "Vip" of the cemetery as Dalida or Émile Zola... I actually came to pay hommage to this amazing women that is Dalida which was a symbol of Montmartre (and whose house isn't far from the cemetery. There is a very peaceful vibe although a bridge located above the cemetery with remind you that you are in the busy Place de Clichy/ montmartre area. Many styles of funeral monuments depending on the era, will remind you that this cemetery went through many centuries and architectural styles. The messages on some steles are beautiful and very inspirational. My advice is to come with an open mind and have a walk around to discover this large cimetery.

Not sure how to review a cemetery, exactly. I feel like it's weird to say things like it's not pretty enough for me, or something - though this 1 actually was way too pretty, I thought. It was maybe the polar opposite of this ghetto/traumatic cemetery I once visited, where there were a bunch of open tombs & a human skull peeking from 1 of them. There's also no forgetting the huge banner that said something like "Today it's me, tomorrow, it's you". Geez. No worries about that sort of thing at Le Cimetière de Montmartre. Visiting a cemetery wasn't exactly on our agenda, but Le Cimetière de Montmartre was too pretty to not snap pictures of, at least as we walked around Paris looking for Gontran Cherrier & the Moulin Rouge.This was also my first time seeing a Parisian cemetery, so it was an "Ah, so this is how the French do cemeteries" moment for me. Like their food, architecture & art, their cemeteries are pretty amazing. And if cemeteries are your thing, this should be your next stop after paying homage to Jim Morrison at Cimetière du Père Lachaise.

I know it sounds rather morbid exploring a cemetery but the Montmarte Cemetery is very interesting. Lots of unique tombstones and monuments. It's amazing how people thought these things out beforehand. Quite a few famous people were buried here. You can easily get "lost" walking around, but luckily you can follow the cobblestone paths back to the main road.

At first sight, the location is not promising. My heart sank slightly as I walked down a flight of steps from the main road: this cemetery appeared to be sited under a flyover, which didn't suggest much sense of peace and calm! Happily, I was wrong: although the road does pass overhead, the cemetery is a quiet and fascinating place. On your way in, do make sure to get a free plan from the lodge. It helpfully locates all the significant monuments, some of which would be very difficult to find otherwise. Although it isn't large, the cemetery is crowded with graves. One can always pinpoint one's location thanks to fingerpost signs: with these, the avenues, and elaborate monuments, the cemetery can feel like a small town in places. Among those buried here are the composer Hector Berlioz, scientist Andre-Marie Ampere, and writers Emile Zola (memorial only: his body is now in the Pantheon) and Alexandre Dumas; ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky; and great chef Antonin Careme.

A gorgeous place,esp in Spring/Summer; I was so lucky on my first visit to catch this engraver at work on a stone who was happy for me to photograph him at work. Outside the cemetery in the streets are lots of memorials to the fallen, at the hands of the Gestapo, during the Occupation.

The highlight of my trip to Paris. Peaceful, beautiful, cats everywhere. It was a delight.

Make it Part of Your Montmartre Tour Yes, Pere Lachaise blah blah blah whatever... Cimetiere de Montmartre is every bit as interesting as Pere Lachaise. As an added bonus, you won't get trampled by people racing around to get pictures of all the "important" people buried here.

Gorgeous cemetery off Pigalle - so beautful and tons of fantastic monuments! Bathrooms near the entrance which is a huge plus for us tiny bladdered folk. Please bring a camera because you will curse yourself if you don't! LOVE LOVE this cemetery and the feral cats who dwell there!

I love cemeteries. I am not goth and I only wear black because it's slimming, but I kind of enjoy being amongst the dead. There's plenty of history to be found in an old cemetery and that's why I am always game to visit them while traveling. The Montmartre Cemetery was on the way to the Sacré Cœur, and it became more than a little detour. I spent over an hour walking up and down the cobblestone paths, marveling at the sometimes bizarre tributes to people I'll never know, trying to befriend feral kitty cats, and enjoying the light drizzle of rain from under the safety of my bright floral umbrella. If you're walking by or staying close, I highly recommend you spend at least a moments time exploring.

Call me morbid, but stumbling across and wandering round Le Cemetiere de Montmartre was probably the highlight of my most recent Paris trip. I've never visited Pere Lachaise, so I shall not venture to compare the two, but this gorgeously tended graveyard absolutely bowls over every cemetary (even the fancy ones) that I've seen stateside. Maybe it's a Catholic thing? It made me feel like an utter cretin for having walked over it 5-6 times (via an overpass) before actually venturing down and walking around - but once I did I was rewarded with ancient and beautiful headstones, some of the prettiest fall foliage I saw in all of Paris, and crypt-like structure that I swear are bigger than my San Francisco studio. So, OK, I'm superstitious about graveyards I guess, because I never really let myself spend more than 15 minutes down here at a time (before SPRINTING up the stairs back to the overpass, arms-a-flailing) but the times I did spend down here were blissfully quiet and quite lovely. Definitely recommend popping by if you're passing through Montmartre.

Free, quiet, interesting, and beautiful. This cemetery is definitely one of my favorites. There are so many different gravestones and mausoleums here. They built the road over it so that makes for some interesting pictures and it is multi-tiered. It is lovely just walking around and looking at everything. I think that this cemetery is underrated by a lot of people which is good because it was fairly empty when we came here. This is better than Montparnasse even!

This is a lovely cemetery to walk around. It's very big and most of the graves are very old and interesting to look at.