



Cimetière de Montmartre
Batignolles
Escape the Montmartre crowds in this peaceful hillside cemetery, final home to Dalida, Edgar Degas, and Émile Zola. Wandering its 20,000 graves beneath the Pont de Caulaincourt bridge, you'll find mossy statues, resident cats, and a humbling intimacy that Père Lachaise can't match.
Peaceful stroll
Famous graves
Less crowded
Historic site
Tips
🪦"higgledy-piggledy sprawl" (The Good Life France)
😺"I actually like this better than Père Lachaise"
☕bring coffee for a peaceful hillside breakfast
Cimetière de Montmartre
BatignollesOpens Friday at 8:00 AM




Escape the Montmartre crowds in this peaceful hillside cemetery, final home to Dalida, Edgar Degas, and Émile Zola. Wandering its 20,000 graves beneath the Pont de Caulaincourt bridge, you'll find mossy statues, resident cats, and a humbling intimacy that Père Lachaise can't match.
Peaceful stroll
Famous graves
Less crowded
Historic site
Tips
🪦"higgledy-piggledy sprawl" (The Good Life France)
😺"I actually like this better than Père Lachaise"
☕bring coffee for a peaceful hillside breakfast