The Cimetière des Gonards began operations in 1879 on a 130,000 m² property in the wealthy Parisian suburb of Versailles, France. It is the area’s largest cemetery with more than 12,000 tombs. The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Versailles, formerly the capital city of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial center. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ...

Some of the well known people interred here are:

• Marc Allégret, (1900-1973), film director
• Louis Bleriot, (1872-1936), pioneer aviator
• Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte (1815-1881)
• Gabriel Monod (1844-1912). historian
• Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac (1855-1921), poet
• Armand Renaud (1836-1895), poet
• Edith Wharton (1862-1937), American writer

See also: List of famous cemeteries Marc Allégret (December 23, 1900 - November 3, 1973) was a French screenwriter and film director. ... Louis Blériot Louis Blériot (July 1, 1872 in Cambrai - August 2, 1936 in Paris) was a French inventor and engineer, who performed the first flight over a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft. ... Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte (October 11, 1815 - April 7, 1881) was the son of Lucien Bonaparte and nephew of Emperor Napoleon. ... Gabriel Monod (March 7, 1844 - 1912) was a French historian, the nephew of Adolphe Monod. ... Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist and short story writer. ... This is a list of famous cemeteries, mausoleums and other places people are buried, world-wide. ...

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