Listed cemetery of Forcalquier

Until the 17th century, the cemetery was located in the old town, around the cathedral in the parish enclosure of blessed earth. When the south wing of the cathedral was built, the cemetery was moved outside the city walls to another area.
Then in the 19th century, the cemetery was moved again to its current location.
At the beginning of the 20th century, a gardener, a municipal employee, had the idea of ​​planting yew trees to create the plant structure of the cemetery.
It is divided into three terraces, the widest and most interesting being the lower terrace. This is lined with yew trees about 3 m high and several hundred meters long, forming a green cloister, pruned to a line, in the French style, including openings overlooking the tombs.
From the first terrace, the yew avenues form a veritable plant labyrinth.
Among the personalities buried in this place, we can cite:

Edmond Henry, surgeon, who performed the longest lasting heart transplant, since his patient, Emmanuel Vitria, survived his operation for 19 years.

Eugène Bouche, who was an ardent republican, you must read his epitaph, it’s worth the detour!
Eugène Plauchud, who was a pharmacist and collaborator of Pasteur when he came to Provence to study silkworms, author of local tales, poetry and monographs on Forcalquier.

Stuntman Alain Prieur, born in Forcalquier, who held the record for motorcycle jumps

Professor Pélissier, who chaired the office of medical observations of the miracles of Lourdes

Lucien Henry, known as Lulu, a great friend of artists, a figure from Forcalquier!

The Drumond family, victims of the Dominici affair in 1952.

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