Cimetière de Montparnasse

The Montparnasse or South cemetery is a vast pentagon-shaped area covering 18 hectares. Created in 1824, it is the third largest cemetery after Père Lachaise and Montmartre, and although not as picturesque as the former, it boasts a number of prestigious tombs. Famous people such as Charles Baudelaire, Eugène Ionesco, Guy de Maupassant, Camille Saint-Saëns are buried here.