Saint-Pierre Cemetery (Aix-en-Provence)

The Saint-Pierre Cemetery (French: "") is a cemetery in Aix-en-Provence. It is home to the burials of many renowned painters and sculptors.

Location It is located on the Avenue Des Déportés de la Résistance Aixoise in Aix-en-Provence.Google Maps It is opposite the Stade Georges Carcassonne, a sports stadium.

History It was established in 1824.Aix-en-Provence Official website: Monuments in Aix-en-Provence It was built upon two former private, adjacacent cemeteries: a Jewish one and a Protestant one. It spans seven hectares.

Notable burials Jean Amado (1922–1995), sculptor. Henri Brémond (1865–1933), Jesuit author Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), painter.Atelier Cézanne Jean-Antoine Constantin (1744–1844), painter Achille Empéraire (1829–1898), painter Hippolyte Ferrat (1822–1882), sculptor Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin (1779–1841), painter Konstanty Gaszyński (1809-1866) - Polish romantic poet, insurgent Jean-Baptiste Gaut (1819–1891), author Louis Gautier (1855–1947), painter René Génin (1890–1967), actor Louise Germain (1874–1939), painter Victor Leydet (1845–1908), politician François Mignet (1796–1884), historian Darius Milhaud (1892–1974), composer. Sextius Alexandre François de Miollis (1759–1828), military general Agricol Moureau (1766–1842), Sans-culotte Jean Murat (1888–1968), comedian Barthélémy Niollon (1849–1927), painter Joseph Ravaisou (1865–1925), painter John Rewald (1912–1994). Henri Émilien Rousseau (1875–1933), painter Philippe Solari (1840–1906), sculptor François Vidal (1832–1911), Félibrige activist, poet Joseph Villevieille (1829–1916), painter François Zola (1796–1847), dam-builder and father of Émile Zola.

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