Champeaux cemetery of Montmorency, Cemetery in Montmorency, France
The Cimetière des Champeaux de Montmorency is a cemetery in Montmorency, France. It holds rows of graves, including a tall stone monument with a cross and a rounded gravestone marked for Cyprian Norwid, all enclosed by a low iron railing.
The cemetery was created in the early 17th century. In the 19th century, it became a burial place for Polish exiles, starting with Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz and Karol Kniaziewicz in 1841 and 1842.
Every spring, a procession goes from the church to the cemetery, with a funeral mass and the Polish hymn Boże, coś Polskę. The Wall of Memory displays plaques for soldiers and victims, and an urn with earth from Katyn sits at its base.
The cemetery is open daily, with longer hours in summer and shorter hours in winter. It is a good idea to arrive well before closing time, as entry is not allowed in the last quarter of an hour.
The Babiński family grave, restored in 2016, holds Józef Babiński (1857–1932), the neurologist who described the Babinski sign, and his brother Henryk. Its sandstone slab and wrought-iron railing were cleaned and repaired with support from Poland's Ministry of Culture.
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