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| Cemetery Miséricorde | |
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 Cemetery Miséricorde, as seen from Tour Bretagne, Nantes | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1793 |
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| Country | France |
| Size | 9 hectares |
Cemetery Miséricorde is one of the major cemeteries in Nantes, France. It is located in the Hauts-Pavés - Saint-Félix district. It was opened in 1793 and over 10,000 graves have been placed their between then and 2010. With remains of famous people.[1]
Gallery
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![Bust of Philippe Gengembre [fr]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Cimeti%C3%A8re_Mis%C3%A9ricorde_Nantes_-_Philippe_Gengembre_-_Buste.jpg/90px-Cimeti%C3%A8re_Mis%C3%A9ricorde_Nantes_-_Philippe_Gengembre_-_Buste.jpg)
Bust of Philippe Gengembre -
![Léon Bureau [fr]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/W0170-BureauLeon_1837-1900_57061.JPG/120px-W0170-BureauLeon_1837-1900_57061.JPG)
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![Louis Babin-Chevaye [fr]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Cimeti%C3%A8re_Mis%C3%A9ricorde_Nantes_-_Louis_Babin-Chevaye_-_M%C3%A9daillon.jpg/120px-Cimeti%C3%A8re_Mis%C3%A9ricorde_Nantes_-_Louis_Babin-Chevaye_-_M%C3%A9daillon.jpg)
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Grave of Pierre Cambronne -
![Bust of Philippe Gengembre [fr]](/wiki/File:Cimeti%C3%A8re_Mis%C3%A9ricorde_Nantes_-_Philippe_Gengembre_-_Buste.jpg)
![Léon Bureau [fr]](/wiki/File:W0170-BureauLeon_1837-1900_57061.JPG)
![Louis Babin-Chevaye [fr]](/wiki/File:Cimeti%C3%A8re_Mis%C3%A9ricorde_Nantes_-_Louis_Babin-Chevaye_-_M%C3%A9daillon.jpg)
Sources
edit- Cérède, Agathe (2021). "Cimetière de Miséricorde". Nantes patrimonia (in French).
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Cimetière de la Miséricorde, Miroirs des temps - Pascal Convert". Le Voyage à Nantes. 2022.