Saint-Pierre Cemetery (Aix-en-Provence) explained

Saint-Pierre Cemetery
Established:	1824
Country:	France
Location:	Aix-en-Provence
Type:	Public, non-denominational

The Saint-Pierre Cemetery (French: "") is a cemetery in Aix-en-Provence. It is home to the burials of many renowned painters and sculptors.

Location

It is located on the Avenue Des Déportés de la Résistance Aixoise in Aix-en-Provence.^[1] It is opposite the Stade Georges Carcassonne, a sports stadium.^[1]

History

It was established in 1824.^{[2] [3]} It was built upon two former private, adjacacent cemeteries: a Jewish one and a Protestant one.^{[2] [3]} It spans seven hectares.^[2]

Notable burials

• Jean Amado (1922–1995), sculptor.^[3]
• Henri Brémond (1865–1933), Jesuit author
• Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), painter.^{[2] [3] [4]}
• Jean-Antoine Constantin (1744–1844), painter
• Achille Empéraire (1829–1898), painter
• Hippolyte Ferrat (1822–1882), sculptor
• Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin (1779–1841), painter
• Jean-Baptiste Gaut (1819–1891), author
• Louis Gautier (1855–1947), painter
• René Génin (1890–1967), actor
• Louise Germain (1874–1939), painter
• Victor Leydet (1845–1908), politician
• François Mignet (1796–1884), historian
• Darius Milhaud (1892–1974), composer.^{[2] [3]}
• Sextius Alexandre François de Miollis (1759–1828), military general
• Agricol Moureau (1766–1842), Sans-culotte
• Jean Murat (1888–1968), comedian
• Barthélémy Niollon (1849–1927), painter
• Joseph Ravaisou (1865–1925), painter
• John Rewald (1912–1994).^[4]
• Henri Émilien Rousseau (1875–1933), painter
• Philippe Solari (1840–1906), sculptor
• François Vidal (1832–1911), Félibrige activist, poet
• Joseph Villevieille (1829–1916), painter
• François Zola (1796–1847), dam-builder and father of Émile Zola.^[2]

References

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Notes and References

1. https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&channel=np&q=avenue+des+deportes,+aix&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x12c98debba940249:0x432fbae0d2b715ed,Avenue+des+D%C3%A9port%C3%A9s+de+la+R%C3%A9sistance+Aixoise,+13100+Aix-en-Provence,+France&gl=uk&ei=rAy_UsieJoOUhQfHzYHwBg&ved=0CDAQ8gEwAA Google Maps
2. http://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/aix-monuments-tipi.htm Aix-en-Provence Official website: Monuments in Aix-en-Provence
3. https://archive.today/20131228181011/http://www.centredariusmilhaud.org/itinerairedujudaisme/?p=58 Centre Darius Milhaud: Cimetière Saint Pierre
4. http://www.atelier-cezanne.com/france/surlespas-aix-ville-de-cezanne-34.htm Atelier Cézanne