Cimetière du Père-Lachaise
Cimetière du Père-Lachaise (cemetery, 20th arrondissement): €598k paid by the City in 2019, 33 Paris Council deliberations about it and municipal bulletin extracts. The source of each item is given.
Source: Conseil de Paris, Bulletin municipal officiel, opendata.paris.fr, data as of 29 September 2026.
€598k
paid by the City for this place in 2019
The Père-Lachaise cemetery is the largest cemetery within intramural Paris and one of the most famous in the world. Wikipedia ↗
One of 225 places · €2.9 B paid by the City
What the City funds here
Works and renovation
€5.4M
paid · 2015–2021
€1.6M in 2015 · €2.4M in 2021
2010
Click a year for its amount and the Conseil de Paris decision.
The 5 projects
DSP PERE LACHAISE2015 · City accounts€1.6MCimetière du Père Lachaise - Entretien des sols, des cheminements et des escaliers, aménagement du jardin de dispersion, fourniture et pose de rambardes2019 · City accounts€598kCimetière du Père Lachaise - Travaux sur les murs, fourniture et pose de rambardes, restauration de l'hémicycle Ménilmontant2020 · City accounts€914kCimetière du Père Lachaise - Réhabilitation, mise en accessibilité et diagnostic structure du columbarium, restauration de l'hémicycle Ménilmontant, et paiement d'indemnité de fin de DSP du crématorium2021 · City accounts€1.3MCimetière du Père Lachaise - Travaux de confortement et réparation du mur Karcher2021 · City accounts€1.1MThe 4 contracts · 2025, €790 k ceiling
Restauration du columbarium du cimetière du Père-LachaiseH. CHEVALIER · 2025€629kRestauration du columbarium du cimetière du Père-Lachaise, lot 3 : sécurité incendie et électricité.TRAVAUX BATIMENTS ELECTRICITE SECURITE · 2025€107kTravaux prioritaires de conservation du Columbarium aérien et souterrain…UNION TECHNIQUE DU BATIMENT · 2025€48kMarché subséquent à l'accord-cadre pour les prestations de sécurité…4G INGENIERIE & CONSULTING · 2025€6kA contract amount is a ceiling: what was actually paid on it is not published by the City.
At the Conseil de Paris
6 moments chosen from the 33 deliberations about this place.
DECEMBER 2011Motion to keep guided tours focused on history, not biodiversity
A 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.Read the decision ↗MARCH 2010€9,795 compensation for a grave plot illegally destroyed
The Council approved an amicable settlement of €9,795 for a family whose plot had been illegally reclaimed and destroyed in 1984.Read the decision ↗SEPTEMBER 2001Contract approved for a memorial to 670 young Parisians killed in Algeria and the Maghreb
The Council authorized the contract for a memorial to the 670 young Parisians who died in Algeria and during the fighting in Morocco and Tunisia.Read the decision ↗NOVEMBER 199911 million francs loan half-guaranteed to renovate the crematorium
The City guaranteed 50% of a loan of 11 million francs intended to finance the renovation of the crematorium's facilities.Read the decision ↗MAY 1998Operator appointed; cremation fees for the destitute set
The 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.Read the decision ↗JULY 1997Crematorium management delegated to a private operator
The Council approved the principle of delegating management of the crematorium to an operator through a public service delegation.Read the decision ↗2 more moments, 1997–2017
JANUARY 2017Memorial garden study launched with the École Boulle
The Council initiated, with the École Boulle, a study for a cinerary memorial to rethink the reception area of the Jardin du Souvenir.Read the decision ↗JUNE 1997Rebuilding of the cemetery's staff facilities approved
The Council approved the principle of rebuilding the cemetery's staff facilities and authorized the Mayor to sign the contract.Read the decision ↗Other places · Parks & gardens
