Picpus Cemetery
Paris, France
35 Rue de Picpus, 75012 Paris, France
GRAVE
VISITOR INFORMATION
Open Monday to Saturday, 2pm to 5pm. Admission is about 2 euros.
There is a small admission fee to enter.
SITE FEATURES
Guided Tours
Surviving Structures
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific monthly attendance pattern was established.
May-June or September for Picpus Cemetery in Paris. Confirm a Monday-Saturday afternoon visiting session and holiday closures before arrival. The city currently lists 2-5 p.m. visiting, which should be reconfirmed with the cemetery.
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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.
The private cemetery remains 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.
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.
PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE
PEOPLE WHO DIED HERE
PEOPLE AT REST HERE
Adrienne de La Fayette
Marquis de Lafayette
EXTERNAL LINKS
City of Paris — Picpus Cemetery: https://www.paris.fr/pages/picpus-le-cimetiere-tres-prive-des-nobles-guillotines-7825
City of Paris — Revolutionary history at Picpus: https://parcoursrevolution.paris.fr/fr/points-interet/79-picpus-lieu-de-memoire-de-la-terreur
French Ministry of Culture — protected site: https://pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA75120002
Paris Diocese — Picpus cemetery: https://dioceseparis.fr/le-cimetiere-de-picpus.html
Paris Tourist Office — Picpus: https://parisjetaime.com/culture/cimetiere-de-picpus-p1074