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Cimetière protestant de Nîmes

17 avenue Paul Brunel, 30000 Nîmes
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Discovery of this private cemetery of France and its remarkable graves

The cemetery, one of the few private cemeteries in France, is included in the additional inventory of the Buildings of France. Its first burial date from 1782\. There is a «sacristy» ...
16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed
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The cemetery, one of the few private cemeteries in France, is included in the additional inventory of the Buildings of France. His first burial was in 1782. There is a «sacristy» of the Desert, a testimony of the time when the Reformed cult was clandestine, as well as some tombs of prominent figures in the history of Nimes.

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About the location

Cimetière protestant de Nîmes
17 avenue Paul Brunel, 30000 Nîmes
  • Gard
  • Occitanie
The cemetery is built on old(former) plots of land of vineyards(vines) and of olive trees, the first funeral took place in 1782, date which the Protestantism was forbidden in France. Begun(Undertaken) from 1822, the landscaping presents a large unit(great unity) and calls to serenity: paths of acacias, of serviceberry trees and of cypress. Today, there are about 6 000 graves among which remarkable funerary monuments, and those of many local personalities.
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Édifice religieux, Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire
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