Robermont Cemetery, Belgian cemetery

Robermont Cemetery covers 44 hectares east of central Liège in Bressoux, on the grounds of the former Robermont Abbey. Its protected old section, laid out as a park, holds the marble tomb of Françoise Lanhay by Jean-Joseph Halleux, enclosed in a glass case, and Leonildo Giannoni's grave with his sculpture of his wife Hubertine Chapelier.

The municipal council of Liège decided on 21 May 1805 to create the cemetery in the gardens of the former Robermont Abbey, after burials inside the city were banned for health reasons in 1783. It was one of three cemeteries outside the centre, alongside Hocheporte and Bayards, which closed in 1821 and 1816 respectively. The old section was protected in 2002.

The name comes from the Abbey of Robermont, founded here in the Middle Ages and sold in 1797, though its gardens were kept for the cemetery. The protected old section is laid out as a park and is sometimes called the Liège Père Lachaise. Look for the grave of sculptor Leonildo Giannoni, topped by his own statue of his wife Hubertine Chapelier, a female nude expressing despair.

Robermont Cemetery lies at 46 rue de Herve, east of Liège's centre in Bressoux, and is open to the public. The oldest section, protected since 2002, is laid out as a park as much as a burial ground, so allow time to walk between the plots. The military plots are gathered in a reserved space at the heart of the cemetery.

The military section holds graves of soldiers and prisoners from Belgium, France, Italy, Russia, and Britain, protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This area preserves the memory of multiple nations and their losses during World War One.