Saint-Vincent Cemetery
Saint-Vincent Cemetery is a cemetery in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.
History
Saint-Vincent Cemetery was opened on January 5, 1831. It was Montmartres second cemetery, built after the Cimetière du Calvaire had been filled.Notable interments
- Anouk Aimée, film actress
- Marcel Aymé, writer
- Harry Baur, actor
- Eugène Boudin painter
- Marcel Carné, film director
- Jules Chéret, master poster designer
- Jean-François Delmas, opera singer
- Suzanne Grandais, actress
- Roland Dorgelès, writer
- Arthur Honegger, composer
- Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, composer and orchestra leader
- Gen Paul, painter
- Claude Pinoteau, screenwriter and producer
- Paul Sédir,, writer, philosopher
- Théophile Steinlen painter
- Maurice Utrillo, painter
- Andrée Vaurabourg, French pianist and teacher
Location
Saint-Vincent Cemetery is located in rue Lucien-Gaulard in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France. It is a short walk from the Montmartre Cemetery and near the Sacré-Cœur. The Lapin Agile is located behind the wall, behind the grave of Maurice Utrillo.The cemetery is a short walk from the Lamarck – Caulaincourt métro station and is serviced by line 12.
The nearest railway stations are Gare du Nord and Gare de Pont-Cardinet.
The cemetery is also served by bus line 80. There is a Vélib' station at Rue du Coulaincourt.