Picpus Cemetery
35 Rue de Picpus, 75012 Paris, France
Île-de-France, France
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CEMETERY
EST. 1794
EST. 1794
1781
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Picpus Cemetery.
The private cemetery survives behind its walls in Paris. The Lafayette family grave, marked by an American flag, remains intact and accessible during the cemetery’s limited visiting hours.
About Picpus Cemetery
Picpus Cemetery contains the grave of the Marquis de Lafayette, who served as a Continental major general, close associate of Washington, and key commander in the 1781 Virginia campaign. American soil from Bunker Hill was placed at his burial. The site commemorates France’s most celebrated volunteer in the struggle for American independence.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Picpus Cemetery
Picpus Cemetery contains the grave of the Marquis de Lafayette, who served as a Continental major general, close associate of Washington, and key commander in the 1781 Virginia campaign. American soil from Bunker Hill was placed at his burial.
The site commemorates France’s most celebrated volunteer in the struggle for American independence.
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