Cemetery · 20e

Cimetière du Père-Lachaise

The Père-Lachaise cemetery is the largest cemetery within intramural Paris and one of the most famous in the world.

Located in the 20th arrondissement and holding 70,000 graves, it is the burial place of many famous people. It welcomes more than three and a half million visitors each year, making it the most visited cemetery in the world. Wikipedia ↗

Ordered (contract ceilings)

764k €

BMO archives since

1888

Contracts signed for this place764 k €

Travaux prioritaires de conservation du Columbarium aérien et souterrain, dans le cadre de l’opération de restauration du Columbarium du cimetière du Père Lachaise (75020) comprenant 3 lots :-MaçonH. CHEVALIER · 2025603 k €Travaux prioritaires de conservation du Columbarium aérien et souterrain, dans le cadre de l’opération de restauration du Columbarium du cimetière du Père Lachaise (75020) comprenant 3 lots :-MaçonTRAVAUX BATIMENTS ELECTRICITE SECURITE · 2025107 k €Travaux prioritaires de conservation du Columbarium aérien et souterrain, dans le cadre de l’opération de restauration du Columbarium du cimetière du Père Lachaise (75020) comprenant 3 lots :-MaçonUNION TECHNIQUE DU BATIMENT · 202548 k €

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Marché subséquent à l'accord-cadre pour les prestations de sécurité et protection de la santé de catégorie 2 pour le réaménagement des bureaux de la conservation cimetière du Père Lachaise, 16 rue du4G INGENIERIE & CONSULTING · 20256 k €

Maximum amount set in the contract, not the final spend: what was actually paid on each contract is not published by the City. Each line links to the contract record.

Key moments

JULY 1997The crematorium shifts to delegated managementThe Council approved the principle of delegating management of the crematorium to an operator through a public service delegation.

MAY 1998The City pays for the cremation of the destituteThe S.A.E.M.P.F. was designated as delegate operator of the crematorium; the City set the sums it would pay for the cremation of people without resources.

NOVEMBER 199911 million francs guaranteed for renovationThe City guaranteed 50% of a loan of 11 million francs intended to finance the renovation of the crematorium's facilities.

SEPTEMBER 2001A memorial passed after years of requestsThe Council authorized the contract for a memorial to the 670 young Parisians who died in Algeria and during the fighting in Morocco and Tunisia.

MARCH 2010Making amends for a plot illegally reclaimed and destroyedThe Council approved an amicable settlement of €9,795 for a family whose plot had been illegally reclaimed and destroyed in 1984.

DECEMBER 2011Preserving the historical character of guided toursA motion called for prioritizing the preservation of the historical character of guided tours, its authors fearing they would be replaced by tours centered on biodiversity.

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JUNE 1997Rebuilding the cemetery's staff facilitiesThe Council approved the principle of rebuilding the cemetery's staff facilities and authorized the Mayor to sign the contract.

JANUARY 2017Rethinking the Jardin du Souvenir with the École BoulleThe Council initiated, with the École Boulle, a study for a cinerary memorial to rethink the reception area of the Jardin du Souvenir.

AI reading of 45 documents out of the 1039 returned by the search — each line links to its deliberation.

In the Municipal Bulletin

The Père-Lachaise cemetery appears only occasionally in the municipal bulletin, across three episodes between 1888 and 1911. In 1888, a petition demanded asphalt sidewalks on the boulevards used by people going to the cemetery; it was answered in session that the Administration had long expressed its intention to lay them, though the Bulletin does not say whether the works followed. In 1897, the Council revisited a deliberation of June 19, 1896 by which it had granted Mr Gérard, former mayor of the 20th arrondissement, a two-meter plot in the cemetery. Finally, in 1911, the Bulletin recorded the speeches given at the cemetery during a ceremony. Three brief traces, spanning the maintenance of the surroundings, a tribute to a former councillor, and a public address.

Read the 3 citations in the municipal bulletin archives (Gallica)

1888“This petition is extremely interesting and the Administration has for a long time expressed its intention to lay asphalt sidewalks on the boulevards that serve …”

1897“Amendment of the deliberation of June 19, 1896 granting Mr Gérard, former mayor of the 20th arrondissement, a two-meter plot in the Père-Lachaise cemetery. — Mr…”

1911“At the Père-Lachaise cemetery, the following speeches were given: Speech by Mr César”

Account written by AI from the selected extracts of the city’s official bulletin — each extract links to the scanned page on Gallica.

Sources

Conseil de Paris (Débat-Délibs) ↗ · Bulletin municipal officiel (Gallica/BnF) ↗ · CA annexes, Ville de Paris · Wikipédia ↗

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