Montmartre Cemetery: famous graves, opening hours and access

Montmartre Cemetery, at 20 avenue Rachel (18th arrondissement), opened on 1 January 1825. With 10.48 hectares and about 21,500 burial plots, it is, according to the City of Paris, the third largest cemetery in the capital. Entry is free and a visit feels like an open-air museum of artists, writers, musicians and filmmakers. Allow 1 to 2 hours, before or after a walk around Montmartre.

Highlights

The famous graves

The City of Paris names France Gall, Jeanne Moreau, Pierre Cardin, Jacques Rivette and Michael Lonsdale. Other names regularly mentioned include Hector Berlioz, Stendhal, Edgar Degas, Jacques Offenbach, Dalida and François Truffaut.

A cemetery to explore with a map

The City of Paris offers several maps: plots, most-visited graves, an accessible route and a route of famous women, also in English and Spanish. The conservation office, open on weekdays, can help.

The tomb of Daniel Iffla, known as Osiris

The monumental tomb of Daniel Iffla, known as Osiris, a financier and patron of the arts, is among the cemetery's remarkable burials.

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