Free visit of the dog cemetery of Asnières-sur-Seine

Name: Free visit of the dog cemetery of Asnières-sur-Seine
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Cimetière des chiens

Come and stroll through the dog cemetery through the alleys and graves to discover illustrious animals like Rintintin, animals that fought valiantly during the wars or...

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

Free entrance with or without audioguide

This event includes accessibility accommodations

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Mairie d'Asnières-sur-Seine

Come and stroll in the dog cemetery through the alleys and graves to discover illustrious animals like Rintintin, animals that fought valiantly during wars or in the performance of their duties as well as pets that have been and are always loved by their owners. Audioguides available at the reception of the cemetery.

About the location

Cimetière des chiens

4 pont de Clichy 92600 Asnières-sur-Seine

Hauts-de-Seine
Île-de-France

Located north-west of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine, the city of Asnières-sur-Seine was, in the 19th century, a privileged Sunday destination for Parisians in search of greenery and distractions. The island of Les Ravageurs faces the banks of the Seine. At the time, it was occupied by ragmen who collected fabrics, metals and other abandoned objects for resale.
Taking advantage of the new law authorizing the burial of animals, Georges Harmois and Marguerite Durand created on May 2, 1899 the Société Française Anonyme du Cimetière pour Chiens et autres Animaux Domestiques and, On June 15, 1899, the company bought from the Baron de Bosmolet half of the Île des Ravageurs located upstream of the Clichy bridge.
After having obtained the assurance that the law of 21 June 1898 on the burial of domestic animals would be respected, the prefect did not oppose the creation of the cemetery.
This cemetery, the first of its kind, was officially opened to the public at the end of the summer of 1