Neuilly-sur-Seine Old Communal Cemetery, Cemetery in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Cimetière ancien de Neuilly-sur-Seine is a burial ground in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. It stretches over a large area divided into several sections, with gravel paths leading past stone tombs, small chapels, and bronze sculptures set among tall trees.
The burial ground was opened during the French Revolution because an earlier cemetery from 1786 could no longer hold the town’s dead. The city exchanged land with a local owner in 1808, and later expansions through the 1800s turned it into the large site seen today.
The graves of writers, actors, and musicians are marked with busts, medallions, and carved symbols that hint at their work. In the newer twelfth division, an alley lined with unusual angel statues leads to a columbarium where families leave flowers and small personal objects.
Wear comfortable shoes because the ground is uneven in places and the site covers a wide area. You can enter from the main road and follow the paved central walkways, which make it easier to find the different sections without a map.
The tomb of Marie-Louise Matillon shows the same woman three times: as a bust, half-length, and lying on her deathbed. A large marble sarcophagus called the Michonis tomb stands out for its floral mosaics and gold backgrounds, which are easy to miss among the older graves.
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