The Cimetière du Grand Jas (Grand Jas Cemetery) is located at 205 avenue de Grasse in Cannes on the Riviera in France. The nine hectare terraced cemetery began operations in 1866 and is known for its landscaped architecture with rich floral decorations and statuary. The seaside town of Cannes, in southern France, as seen from a ferry speeding towards lîle Saint Honorat Cannes (Canas in Provençal) ( pronounced ) is a city and commune in southern France, located on the French Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes département. ... The Riviera is the coast shared between France and Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea, or the Italian Adriatic coast (Riviera Adriatica), on the Adriatic Sea. ...

Its "English square" or Cimetière Anglais, is the final resting place for a number of Brits who made Cannes their home. It is dominated by the statue of Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux who played a major role in building the city. Some of the prominent persons buried in the Grand Jas Cemetery are: Brits is a large town and district situated in a fertile, citrus-producing area that is irrigated by the waters of the Hartebeespoort Dam in North West Province of South Africa. ... Lord Henry Peter Brougham Baron Brougham & Vaux sitting as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (September 19, 1778 - May 7, 1868) was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. ...

• Henry Peter Brougham (1778-1868), British lawyer, statesman, builder of Cannes
• Eugène Brieux (1858-1932), dramatist
• Marquis de Cuevas (1885-1961), American ballet school founder
• Martine Carol (1922-1967), actress
• Jean Gabriel Domergue (1889-1962), painter, poster artist
• Ernest Duchesne (1874-1912), medical scientist
• Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920), Russian jewellery designer
• Georges Guétary (1915-1997), singer, actor
• Olga Khoklova (1891-1955), Russian ballerina (Picasso's first wife)
• Apo Lazarides (1925-1998), champion cyclist
• Klaus Mann (1906-1949), writer
• Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870), writer
• Jacques Monod (1910-1976), biochemist, Nobel Prize winner
• Marquis de Morès (1858-1896), adventurer
• Lily Pons (1904-1976), opera singer
• Emmanuel Signoret (1872-1900), poet
• John Stairs (1823-1888), Canadian business executive
• Marcel Thil (1904-1968), world boxing champion
• Laurent Vianay (1843-1928), architect
• William Bonaparte Wyse (1862-1892), Irish poet, entomologist

See also: List of famous cemeteries Lord Henry Peter Brougham Baron Brougham & Vaux sitting as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (September 19, 1778 - May 7, 1868) was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. ... Eugène Brieux (January 19, 1858 - December 6, 1932), French dramatist, was born in Paris of poor parents. ... Martine Carol Martine Carol (May 16, 1922 - February 16, 1967) was a French film actress. ... Ernest Duchesne Ernest Duchesne (May 30, 1874–April 12, 1912) was a French physician who noted that certain moulds kill bacteria. ... Peter Carl Fabergé (May 30, 1846 – September 24, 1920) was a Russian jeweller, best known for his fabulous Fabergé eggs, made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemstones rather than more mundane materials. ... Olga Khoklova always wanted to be a ballernia ever since she was in france and saw madame Shroessont perform. ... A young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso, formally Pablo Ruiz Picasso, (October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century art. ... Klaus Mann (November 18, 1906–May 22, 1949) was a German writer. ... Prosper Mérimée Prosper Mérimée (September 28, 1803–September 23, 1870) was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer. ... Jacques Lucien Monod (February 9, 1910 - May 31, 1976) was a biologist and a Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology or Medicine in 1965. ... Lily Pons as Rosina Lily Pons (also known as Alice Josephine Pons) (April 12, 1904 - February 13, 1976) was a French-born U.S. coloratura soprano. ... Marcel Thil ( May 25, 1904 - August 14, 1968) was a French world champion boxer. ... This is a list of famous cemeteries, mausoleums and other places people are buried, world-wide. ...