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Military cemetières classified from France

There are at least 25 monuments to the dead and military cemeteries classified throughout France. They pay tribute to the victims of the wars of 14-18 and 39-45. There are also German military cemeteries.
We felt it was essential to introduce them by region and department.

les Vestiges of the two major wars in France

1 military cemetery classified en Bretagne
1 military cemetery classified en Corse
5 military cemeteries classified dans le Grand-Est
4 military cemeteries classified dans les Hauts-de-France
6 military cemeteries classified en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
2 military cemeteries classified en Occitanie
6 military cemeteries classified en Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
Military cemetières classified from France

Sélection de 8 military cemeteries classified sur 25 en France

German military cemetery in Saint-Quentin
Cemetery
02100 Saint-Quentin

The German military cemetery in Saint Quentin, created during the First World War, houses 8,229 soldiers and a Doric funerary monument. Located in the Aisne, he witnessed the fighting of 1914-1918.
Monument to the dead of Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
Monument
04160 Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban

The monument to the dead of Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, built in the 2nd quarter of the 20th century in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, is a pacifist tribute to the victims of the First World War, symbolized by a woman crying and a man breaking a sword.
Monument to the Dead of the 1914-1918 War
Monument
06520 Grasse

The monument to the dead of Grasse, erected in the 2nd quarter of the 20th century, is an Art Deco-style memorial portal combining Provencal and ancient influences, located Place du Petit-Puy in the Alpes-Maritimes.
Monument to the Dead of the 1914-1918 War
Monument
13210 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

The monument to the dead of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, erected in the 1st quarter of the 20th century, pays tribute to the victims of 1914-1918. Located in Place de la République, it combines local symbols and national patriotism.
Monument to the Dead of the 1914-1918 War
Monument
13300 Salon-de-Provence

The Monument to the Dead of Salon-de-Provence, erected in the 1st quarter of the 20th century, is a sculpted tribute to the soldiers of 1914-1918, integrated into a cliff of Saint-Roch cemetery, combining symbolism and unique funeral architecture.
Military cemeteries and commemorative stele
Cemetery
20169 Bonifacio

The military cemeteries and the memorial stele of the Lavezzi Islands, near Bonifacio, honour the 773 victims of the sinking of the frigate La Sémillante in 1855, during the Crimean War. These 19th century memorial sites mark a major maritime tragedy in the Mediterranean.
Monument to the dead of Saint-Pol-de-Léon
Monument
29250 Saint-Pol-de-Léon

The monument to the dead of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, erected at the beginning of the twentieth century in Brittany, combines a 19th-century calvary and an exhedron with a 1919 commemorative sculpture, the first of its kind in the Finistère.
Moosch Military Cemetery
Cemetery
68690 Moosch

The national necropolis of Moosch is a French military cemetery in the early 20th century, located in Moosch, Upper Rhine, with 594 graves of First World War soldiers.