This All Saints' Day weekend, Paris is announcing special opening hours for its cemeteries. Here's everything you need to know before visiting one of the 20 cemeteries managed by the City of Paris.
This Friday, November 1, 2024, is All Saints' Day. A time chosen by many French people to pay their respects at the graves of their loved ones and to put flowers on their graves. As revealed by the City of Paris, over 200,000 people are expected to visit Parisian cemeteries around November 1st. So, to welcome these visitors in the best possible conditions, the capital is announcing the implementation of " special arrangements " in the city's cemeteries. The program includes " enhanced reception, easier travel and specially flowered cemeteries ".
Cemetery conservation offices will be exceptionally open on Saturday November 2 and Sunday November 3, as well as on November 1, " in order to answer all questions relating to funerary matters ", says the City of Paris.
What about opening hours? This Friday, November 1, most cemeteries will be open non-stop from 9am to 6pm.
- Bercy Cemetery (12th)
- Opening hours Friday November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday, November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Montparnasse Cemetery (14th)
- Opening hours Friday November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday, November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday, November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Vaugirard cemetery (15th)
- Opening hours Friday, November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday, November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday, November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Grenelle cemetery (15th)
- Opening hours Friday, November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday, November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday, November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Passy cemetery (16th)
- Opening hours Friday November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday, November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Auteuil Cemetery (16th)
- Opening hours Friday November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday, November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Batignolles Cemetery (17th)
- Opening hours Friday, November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday, November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday, November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Montmartre Cemetery (18th)
- Opening hours Friday, November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday, November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday, November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Saint-Vincent cemetery (18th)
- Opening hours Friday, November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday, November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday, November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Calvaire Cemetery (18th)
- Opening hours Friday, November 1, 2024: 9:30am to 5pm
- Opening hours Saturday November 2, 2024: Closed
- Sunday, November 3, 2024: Closed
- La Villette Cemetery (19th)
- Opening hours Friday November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday, November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Père-Lachaise Cemetery (20th)
- Opening hours Friday November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday, November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday, November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Charonne Cemetery (20th)
- Opening hours Friday November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday, November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday, November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Belleville cemetery (20th)
- Opening hours Friday, November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday, November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday, November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Bagneux Parisian Cemetery
- Opening hours Friday November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday November 2, 2024: 8:30am to 6pm
- Opening hours Sunday November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- La Chapelle Parisian Cemetery
- Opening hours Friday, November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday November 2, 2024: 8:30am to 12pm then 2pm to 6pm
- Opening hours Sunday, November 3, 2024: 9am to 12pm then 2pm to 6pm
- Saint-Ouen Parisian Cemetery
- Opening hours Friday November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday November 2, 2024: 8:30am to 6pm
- Opening hours Sunday November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Pantin Parisian Cemetery
- Opening hours Friday November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday November 2, 2024: 8:30am to 6pm
- Opening hours Sunday November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Parisian cemetery of Ivry
- Opening hours Friday November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday November 2, 2024: 8:30 am to 6 pm
- Opening hours Sunday, November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
- Parisian cemetery of Thiais
- Opening hours Friday November 1, 2024: 8am to 6pm
- Opening hours Saturday November 2, 2024: 8:30am to 6pm
- Opening hours Sunday November 3, 2024: 9am to 6pm
Paris has 20 cemeteries: 14 within the city limits and 6 outside the city limits, managed by the City of Paris. " Parisian cemeteries include more than 630,000 concessions and 7 million deceased," says the capital.
And last but not least, to make it easier to get around the cemeteries within the city walls, where private vehicles are totally prohibited on November 1st, the City of Paris is making minibuses and light vehicles available free of charge. These will be on the road on Friday November 1st, Saturday November 2nd and Sunday November 3rd in the eight largest cemeteries in Paris (Père-Lachaise, Montmartre, Montparnasse, Pantin, Thiais, Saint-Ouen, Ivry and Bagneux).
Last but not least, cemeteries are particularly flowery this All Saints' Day, with special attention paid to military divisions and war memorials.
