Cimetière Pasteur de Bagnolet, Municipal cemetery in Bagnolet, France
The Cimetière Pasteur de Bagnolet is a municipal cemetery in Bagnolet, a suburb to the east of Paris, located on Rue Sadi Carnot in the Plateau neighborhood. It is the oldest of the town's two cemeteries, situated close to the Cimetière Raspail.
The cemetery is the oldest in Bagnolet and served the working-class population of the area in its early years. In 1833, it was officially closed to new burials by order of the sub-prefect of Saint-Denis, though it was later expanded in 1890 when a neighboring piece of land was acquired.
The Cimetière Pasteur was originally intended for working-class residents of the area, which explains why most of the graves are plain and simple with little decoration. Walking through, you can see this modesty in the stones, many of which carry only a name and a date.
The cemetery is accessible by metro on line 11, with Mairie des Lilas being the closest station, and also by bus. The main entrance is on Rue Sadi Carnot, while a service entrance can be found on the north side on Rue de Noisy-le-Sec.
Among those buried here is Amélie Élie, known as Casque d'Or, a Belle Époque figure whose story inspired a French film of the same name. The site also holds the graves of Odette Laure, a César-winning actress, and Rosy Varte, who received a 7 d'Or for her television work.
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