Cimetière du Père-Lachaise
Cimetière du Père-Lachaise (cemetery, 20th arrondissement): €5.4M of City money since 2010, 33 Paris Council deliberations and municipal bulletin extracts, every fact linked to its source.
Source: Conseil de Paris, Bulletin municipal officiel, opendata.paris.fr, data as of 13 September 2026.
5.4€M
paid by the City for this place since 2010
The Père-Lachaise cemetery is the largest cemetery within intramural Paris and one of the most famous in the world. Wikipedia ↗
What the City funds here
Works and renovation
5.4€M
paid · 2015–2021
5 building projects paid, from the City’s published accounts.
4 contracts signed in 2025, 764 k € ceiling
1.6 €M in 2015 · 2.4 €M in 2021
2010
Click a year for its amount and the Conseil de Paris decision.
The 5 projects
DSP PERE LACHAISE2015 · City accounts1.6€MCimetière du Père Lachaise - Entretien des sols, des cheminements et des escaliers, Cimeti2019 · City accounts598k €
Cimetière du Père Lachaise - Travaux sur les murs, fourniture et pose de rambardes, restau2020 · City accounts914k €
Cimetière du Père Lachaise - Réhabilitation, mise en accessibilité et diagnostic structure2021 · City accounts1.3€M
Cimetières Cimetière du Père Lachaise - Travaux de confortement et réparation du mur Karch2021 · City accounts1.1€M
The 4 contracts
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 · 2025603k €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 · 2025107k €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 · 202548k €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 · 20256k €A contract amount is a ceiling: what was actually paid on it is not published by the City.
What the Paris Council said about it
6 moments chosen from the 45 deliberations read.
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.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.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.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.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.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.2 more moments, 1997–2017
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.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.Other places · Parks & gardens
