Cimetière parisien de Bagneux, cemetery in Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, France
The Cimetière parisien de Bagneux covers 61.52 hectares and is divided into 115 divisions, with more than 83,000 concessions. Its main entrance at 45 avenue Marx-Dormoy is a long light grey and beige stone wall with a central monumental block inscribed "CIMETIERE PARISIEN" in raised capitals. Each alley is planted with a different tree species, and over 5,600 trees of 49 species grow here.
A decree of 12 May 1884 declared the creation of a Parisian cemetery at Bagneux necessary; the city bought about 62 hectares and opened it on 15 November 1886, the same day as Pantin. The grounds had seen fighting in May 1871 between Versailles troops and the Fédérés. Antisemitic desecrations occurred there in April 1981.
The main entrance is at 45 avenue Marx-Dormoy in Bagneux; two further gates stand at avenue Jean-Jaurès (Porte de Fontenay) and rue Égalité (Porte de Bagneux). Metro line 4 station Barbara, opened in January 2022, serves the cemetery. Each alley is named after the tree species planted along it, so the avenue names work as landmarks for orientation.
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