Père Lachaise: history and sights
Served by: metro lines 2 and 3.
Did you know?
Serves the largest cemetery within Paris, opened in 1804, the final resting place of Chopin, Molière, Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison. Père-Lachaise cemetery draws more than 3.5 million visitors every year, come to pay respects or simply wander its avenues.
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Père-Lachaise cemetery draws more than 3.5 million visitors every year.
Around Père Lachaise
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, 750 m away — Paris's largest cemetery, opened in 1804, the final resting place of Chopin, Édith Piaf, Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde.
- Mur des Fédérés, 1250 m away — The wall where the last Communards were shot in 1871, now a memorial site for the French left.
- Tombe de Jim Morrison, 250 m away — One of the cemetery's most visited graves, a pilgrimage site for fans of the Doors singer.