Saint-Pierre Cemetery

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The Saint-Pierre Cemetery is home to the burials of many renowned painters and sculptors. It is located on the Avenue Des Déportés de la Résistance Aixoise in Aix-en-Provence. The cemetery was established in 1824. It was built upon two former private, adjacacent cemeteries: a Jewish one and a Protestant one. It spans seven hectares. Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), a famous painter, is buried here.

Cemeteries, mausoleums and burial places in France All sites in Aix-en-Provence

Address
Traverse Saint Pierre 3, Aix-en-Provence, France

Established
1824

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