Saint-Véran Cemetery is a cemetery in Avignon, located on avenue Stuart Mill at the main entrance. Created at the beginning of the French Restoration, it opened in 1820 and covers 14 hectares. It is registered in the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel.
The cemetery is notable for its funerary sculpture and memorial character. It contains tombs created by sculptors Félix Charpentier, Félix Devaux, Augustin Cerri, and Alphonse Guérin. Among the identified monuments are the "Homme couché" tomb of the Servent family in square number 2 and the "Douleur" tomb of the Gros family. Saint-Véran Cemetery and the Père-Lachaise cemetery are described as an open-air museum of sculpture and funerary art.
The site also includes square number 20, dedicated to military personnel, a mausoleum built in 1922 in memory of soldiers Morts pour la France in the First and Second World Wars, and the sculpture "La Sentinelle des Morts" by Félix Charpentier, honoring soldiers of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871. Other features include a plaque commemorating the harkis, an ossuary for soldiers of the German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Bulgaria who died in Avignon between 1914 and 1918, a columbarium inaugurated in 1999, and centenarian trees forming an arboretum of Mediterranean species.
Nearby Objects
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Église Saint Pierre 1200 m away -
Palais des Papes 1300 m away -
Saint Martial's Chapel 1300 m away -
La Cour d'Honneur 1300 m away -
Notre-Dame-des-Doms 1300 m away
Location and Heritage Status
Saint-Veran Cemetery in Avignon was created at the beginning of the French Restoration. It is situated on avenue Stuart Mill at the main entrance. The cemetery is registered in the Inventaire general du patrimoine culturel, which identifies it as part of the cultural heritage record.
Funerary Art and Memorial Landscapes
Opened in 1820, Saint-Veran Cemetery covers 14 hectares and contains approximately tombs. It is notable for the presence of tombs created by sculptors Felix Charpentier, Felix Devaux, Augustin Cerri, and Alphonse Guerin. Among the named works are the Homme couche tomb of the Servent family in square number 2 and the Douleur tomb of the Gros family. Together with Pere-Lachaise cemetery, Saint-Veran forms an open-air museum of sculpture and funerary art.
The cemetery also includes several areas and monuments linked to remembrance and military history. Square number 20 is dedicated to military personnel. A mausoleum built in 1922 commemorates soldiers Morts pour la France in World War I and II, and the sculpture La Sentinelle des Morts by Felix Charpentier honors soldiers of the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Other memorial elements include a plaque commemorating the harkis and an ossuary for soldiers of the German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Bulgaria who died in Avignon between 1914 and 1918. In 1999, a columbarium was inaugurated to accommodate urns of cremated individuals. The cemetery also contains centenarian trees forming an arboretum of Mediterranean species.