Cimetière parisien de Thiais
Entrance of the Cimetière parisien de Thiais
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| Established | 1929 |
| Location | Thiais |
| Coordinates | 48°45′47″N 2°22′30″E / 48.763°N 2.375°E |
| Type | Public (non-denominational) |
| Owned by | Mairie de Paris |
| Size | 103 hectares (250 acres) |
| No. of graves | 150,000 |
| Find a Grave | Cimetière parisien de Thiais |
Cimetière parisien de Thiais is one of the three Parisien cemeteries extra muros, located in the commune of Thiais, which is in the Val-de-Marne department, in the Île-de-France region.
The cemetery was openened in October 1929 and is therefore the newest of the three Parisien cemeteries extra muros. The others being Cimetière parisien de Bagneux and Cimetière parisien de Pantin. It is now a true cosmopolitan cemetery, where many faiths are represented.
Thiais is the second largest Parisien cemetery. Only Pantin is larger. There are about 6,000 trees. The cemetery is divided into 123 numbered divisions in which there are an estimated 150,000 graves. Because the cemetery is so large, people with a walking disability can be driven around.
There are also a number of memorials:
Individual burials. Many of the graves have been cleared after the concession ran out.
Located in the banlieu, southwest of the city of Paris, France, the main entrance to the Cimetière de Thiais is located at 261 Route de Fontainebleau, in Thiais (near the junction with Avenue de la Republique). There is also a smaller entrance: Porte Est on Avenue de Général de Gaulle.
The inhabitants of Thiais are buried in the communal cemetery just off Avenue Général de Gaulle, near Espace des 4 Saisons.
The Cimetière de Thiais is a short walk from the Villejuif – Louis Aragon métro station, which can be reached by taking line 7. The nearest railway station is Pont de Rungis – Aéroport d'Orly which is served by line C, although it is not really nearby.
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