Opened in 1825 in an old gypsum quarry below the Butte, with some 20,000 tombs on both sides of Rue Caulaincourt: Degas, Gustave Moreau, Berlioz, Stendhal, Gautier, Sacha Guitry and Dalida lie here, and the Zola family grave keeps Émile's name.
- Address
- 20 Avenue Rachel, 75018 Paris
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00; Sat 08:30-18:00; Sun 09:00-18:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09); no entry in the last 15 minutes
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 1 h
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Enter by Avenue Rachel, off Boulevard de Clichy (metro Blanche or Place de Clichy).
- Émile Zola's ashes went to the Panthéon, but his monument remains here.
- Visitors are asked to leave from 15 minutes before closing.