Lantern of the dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified in Aquitaine

Lantern of the dead
24750 Boulazac Isle Manoire

The Atur Lantern of the Dead, built in the 12th century in Boulazac Isle Manoire (Dordogne), is a 5-metre-high medieval funeral monument, classified as a historical monument in 1932.

Cemetery
24290 Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère

The cemetery of Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère, dating back to the 12th and 15th centuries, houses a medieval chapel, fowls and a Romanesque cross in an enclosure classified as Historical Monument in Dordogne.

Cemetery
24200 Sarlat-la-Canéda

The Saint-Benoît cemetery of Sarlat-la-Canéda, dating from the 12th and 16th centuries, is an abbatial cemetery that became public in New Aquitaine. It is home to a sepulchral chapel and historic fowl.

Lantern of the dead
24390 Cherveix-Cubas

La Lanterne des Morts de Cherveix-Cubas, located in the cemetery of this commune of Dordogne, is a rare medieval stone memorial, surmounted by a cross and equipped with a hollow column pierced with windows to place a light.

33000 Bordeaux

The Chartreuse Cemetery, set up in Bordeaux at the end of the 18th century on ancient convent gardens, is the largest and oldest cemetery in the city, home to historical monuments and notable personalities.

33240 Saint-Romain-la-Virvée

The cemetery of Saint-Romain-la-Virvée, dating from the second half of the seventeenth century, is distinguished by its two carved entrance porches, located in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

64520 Bidache

The Israelite cemetery of Bidache, dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, is a historic funeral enclosure located in New Aquitaine, reflecting the presence of a Portuguese Jewish community protected by the lords of Gramont.

64250 Espelette

The tomb of Agnes Souret, first Miss France in 1920, is an Art Deco monument from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century located in the cemetery of Espelette in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Made of pink marble by Lucien Danglade, it evokes an ancient edicle decorated with a stained glass.