Cimitero di Valmy, Cemetery in the 12th arrondissement, Paris
The cimetière Valmy is a cemetery in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, located in the Bercy neighborhood along the avenue de la Porte-de-Charenton. Although it sits within the city limits of Paris, it is managed by the neighboring town of Charenton-le-Pont.
The cemetery opened in 1906 on land that could not be built on because of old fortifications that once marked the edge of the city. This border location explains why its administration fell to a neighboring town rather than Paris itself.
The cemetery takes its name from the Valmy neighbourhood, not from the 1792 Battle of Valmy. Inside stands a memorial to those who died in Operation Dynamo in 1940 and to the gendarmes killed during the Ouvéa hostage-taking in 1988. The graves are those of local families from Charenton-le-Pont, the town that manages the site.
For any questions about a grave or a concession, contact the town hall of Charenton-le-Pont directly, as it handles all administrative matters related to the cemetery. The site is easy to reach on foot from the boulevard Poniatowski.
The cemetery lies beside the railway lines near the Porte de Charenton, not over them. Within its walls stands a memorial to those who died in Operation Dynamo in 1940 and to the gendarmes killed during the Ouvéa hostage-taking in 1988.
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