Picpus Cemetery
Cemetery in Paris, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Picpus Cemetery (French: Cimetière de Picpus, [pik.pys]) 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 and last phase of the Reign of Terror.
Cimetière de Picpus | |
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Established | 13 June 1794 |
Location | 35 rue de Picpus, Paris |
Country | France |
Coordinates | 48.8440°N 2.4001°E / 48.8440; 2.4001 |
Type | Private |
Size | 2.1 hectares (5.2 acres) |
No. of graves | unknown |
No. of interments | 1,306 (two mass graves) |
Find a Grave | Cimetière de Picpus |
Picpus Cemetery is one of only two private cemeteries in Paris. Today, only descendants of the 1,306 victims are eligible to be buried at Picpus Cemetery.
The cemetery is of particular interest to American visitors as it also holds the tomb of the Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), over which an American flag always flies.