Cimetière de Pantin
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The Cimetière de Pantin in the town of Pantin
in the suburbs of Paris
, France
opened on November 15, 1886 and is the largest cemetery in the city, occupying 1.07 km². Located in the north-eastern section of the city, Pantin is a garden style burial grounds with more than 8,000 trees and streets that allow access by motor vehicles. It is one of the least known of the many famous Parisian cemeteries.
Pantin
Pantin is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. Its post code is 93500.Pantin was once the site of Motobecane's operations...
in the suburbs of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
opened on November 15, 1886 and is the largest cemetery in the city, occupying 1.07 km². Located in the north-eastern section of the city, Pantin is a garden style burial grounds with more than 8,000 trees and streets that allow access by motor vehicles. It is one of the least known of the many famous Parisian cemeteries.
Notable interments
- Jeanne AubertJeanne AubertJeanne Aubert was a French singer and actress.Born Marguerite Perrinot in Paris, France to an aristocratic father and a former flower girl, she was pushed by her mother into showbusiness. At age five, she began performing on stage at the Théâtre du Châtelet...
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(1891-1951), singer - Alphonse HalimiAlphonse HalimiAlphonse Halimi was a French boxer. He was nicknamed "la Petite Terreur."Time wrote of him: "Alphonse went to work with a street fighter's will. A grown-up guttersnipe from the back alleys of Algeria...
(1932-2006), boxer - Helno (1963-1993), singer
- Véra KorèneVéra KorèneVéra Korène , was a Russian-born French actress and singer.Born Rébecca Véra Korestzky in Russia of Jewish heritage, she fled the Revolution and settled in Paris, France....
(1901-1996), Russian-born actress - Ginette LeclercGinette LeclercGinette Leclerc was a French film actress. She appeared in nearly 90 films between 1932 and 1978. Her last TV appearance was in 1981.She was born Geneviève Lucie Menut in Paris, France and died in Paris...
(1912-1991), actress - Jean-Pierre Melville (1917-1973), film director/producer, Resistance fighter
- La GoulueLa GoulueLouise Weber was a French can-can dancer who performed under the stage name of La Goulue...
(1866-1929), Cancan dancer (original burial site) - Jules Védrines (1881-1919), aviator
- Jean d'YdJean d'YdJean d'Yd was the stage name of Jean Paul Felix Didier Perret. He was a French actor and comedian, and was born in Paris in the on 17 May 1880...
(1880-1964), actor