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Origin and history

The cemetery of Parigné-l'Évêque is a Catholic cemetery located in the town of Parigné-l'Évêque, in the Sarthe department, in the Pays de la Loire region. This funeral place, typical of the small French communes, is marked by the presence of a lantern of the dead and a chapel, architectural elements often associated with medieval and modern religious practices.

The lantern of the dead and the cemetery chapel were listed as historical monuments by order of 20 January 1926. Later, the cemetery as a whole, as well as the plantations surrounding these two buildings, also received registration protection on December 12, 1946. These conservation measures demonstrate the heritage importance of the site.

The cemetery, owned by the commune, is part of a historical context where burial sites played a central role in the social and religious life of local communities. In Parigné-l'Évêque, as in many other communes of the Sarthe, these spaces were often organized around symbolic elements, such as the lanterns of the dead, which served to guide the dead or to mark a spiritual presence.

No additional information is available on the exact origin of the cemetery foundation or on the specific historical events taking place there. Current data are limited to its location, heritage protection and its role in the local religious landscape.

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