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Cimètiere de la Guillotière

La Guilloterie, Departement de la Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France – *No GPS coordinates

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Guillotière Cemetery is actually two cemeteries that are adjacent to each other, the newer one, which is 44 acres, was opened in 1854 and to the north across Avenue Bertholot and the railroad tracks, is the old cemetery, which opened in 1822. After the church cemeteries were full, a city cemetery was needed by the late 1700s. It was at this point, the old part of the cemetery open in 1822, and land was added to this original cemetery. When the city of La Guillotière amalgamated with Lyons in 1852, this cemetery became the main cemetery in the city of Lyons, thus an expansion was started across the street. On May 28, 1944 the old cemetery obtained damages as it was bombed by American forces in error. In 2015 a square of child graves that includes 80 mini crypts was constructed with the support of the local hospice. With more than 40,000 graves, the cemetery is the last resting place of many well-known citizens and has a host of historical and architectural treasures. Cremated ashes are scattered in the The Garden of Remembrance.
Guillotière Cemetery is actually two cemeteries that are adjacent to each other, the newer one, which is 44 acres, was opened in 1854 and to the north across Avenue Bertholot and the railroad tracks, is the old cemetery, which opened in 1822. After the church cemeteries were full, a city cemetery was needed by the late 1700s. It was at this point, the old part of the cemetery open in 1822, and land was added to this original cemetery. When the city of La Guillotière amalgamated with Lyons in 1852, this cemetery became the main cemetery in the city of Lyons, thus an expansion was started across the street. On May 28, 1944 the old cemetery obtained damages as it was bombed by American forces in error. In 2015 a square of child graves that includes 80 mini crypts was constructed with the support of the local hospice. With more than 40,000 graves, the cemetery is the last resting place of many well-known citizens and has a host of historical and architectural treasures. Cremated ashes are scattered in the The Garden of Remembrance.

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  • Added: 4 Aug 2003
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1967752