Cimetière du Montparnasse

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  • Address
    blvd Edgar Quinet & rue Froidevaux, 14e
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  • Phone
    01 44 10 86 50
  • Transport
    underground rail: Edgar Quinet or Raspail

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Lonely Planet review

Celebs laid to rest here include writers Charles Baudelaire, Guy de Maupassant, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir; playwright Samuel Beckett; and photographer Man Ray. Montparnasse's tomb traditions include fans leaving metro tickets on the grave of singer Serge Gainsbourg in reference to his song, 'Le Poinçonneur des Lilas'. Free maps are available from the conservation office.