Cimetière Sud de Saint-Mandé, Cemetery in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France
The cimetière Sud de Saint-Mandé is a small cemetery in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Low stone walls surround the grounds, which are laid out with rows of headstones, narrow paths between them, and a few trees.
Opened in 1878 by the town of Saint-Mandé as its second cemetery, after the northern one near Montreuil-sous-Bois became full. It was enlarged in 1886, and in 1929 the town bought back the land from Paris, which had annexed it in 1863. Two monuments stand out: one to the 44 victims of the 26 July 1891 Saint-Mandé station rail crash, and a military memorial holding 791 soldiers who died for France at Bégin hospital since 1974.
The cemetery entrance is at 25 rue du Général-Archinard, between avenue du Général-Messimy and the boulevard périphérique. The nearest metro is line 8 at Porte Dorée, and tram line 3a stops at Montempoivre. The grounds cover 3.03 hectares with about 4,000 to 5,000 plots, so allow time to walk the rows.
Two monuments stand out among the graves: one was raised by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est for the 44 victims of the train accident of 26 July 1891 at Saint-Mandé station. The other is a military memorial that has held the bodies of 791 soldiers who died for France at Bégin hospital since 1974.
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