June Rebellion memorial, War memorial in Père Lachaise Cemetery, France

The monument aux victimes de juin stands in the first row of the 6th division of Père-Lachaise Cemetery. Its rough stone base carries three panels of engraved names beneath carved wreaths, and the upper block reads "AUX VICTIMES DES 5 ET 6 JUIN 1832". A pediment frames a winged figure holding a wreath, with foliage sprays on either side. Architect Étienne-Hippolyte Godde and sculptor Jean-Baptiste-Louis Plantar made it.

The monument was built in 1836 to honor those who died in the June 1832 uprising against the monarchy, which erupted after General Jean Maximilien Lamarque died. This revolt became one of the major republican struggles of the 19th century in France.

The monument's name is often confused with the June Days of 1848, an error found in cemetery guides by Edward Falip (1878), Jules Moiroux (1908) and later authors. During the Commune, a delegation asked the Hôtel de Ville to demolish it, but the communards refused to touch the graves. The front bears the Garde nationale motto "Liberté, ordre public".

The memorial sits within Père Lachaise Cemetery, which opens to visitors year-round and is easy to reach on foot. Walking through the cemetery grounds helps you discover both this monument and many other memorials scattered throughout the space.

The enclosure holds 62 named dead, not the hundreds often assumed: 43 soldiers of the army, National Guard and Paris Municipal Guard killed on 5 and 6 June 1832 are listed in three columns on the front face. Civilian victims of Fieschi's infernal machine of 28 July 1835 were later added, including Rose-Geneviève Alizon and Nicolas-François Leclaire, buried on 25 August 1835.