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Lantern of the dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified in France

Here you will find all the lanterns of the dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified as historical monuments by region, department, city.

The lanterns of the dead are characteristic of the Duchy of Aquitaine. An ossuary is a building built in the parish enclosure to accommodate human bones once concessions have been exceeded.

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5 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
3 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
11 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified en Bretagne
4 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified dans le Centre Val-de-Loire
10 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified dans le Grand-Est
3 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified dans les Hauts-de-France
9 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified en Normandie
2 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified en Île de France
28 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
3 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified en Occitanie
6 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified dans le Pays-de-la-Loire
22 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified au coeur de Paris
Lantern of the dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified in France
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Lanterns of the dead en France

Sélection de 8 lanterns of dead, ossuary and cemeteries classified sur 106 en France

Aître de Brisgaret à Montivilliers
Aître
76290 Montivilliers

The aître de Brisgaret à Montivilliers is a rare Norman medieval mass grave of the 16th century, combining ossuary, Gothic chapel and macabre decorations, classified as Historic Monument in 1886.
Lantern of the dead of Nonglard
Lanterne des morts
74330 Nonglard

The lantern of the dead of Nonglard, built in the 17th century, is a cylindrical monument unique in Savoy, located at the capital of the commune, near the church, to conjure the evil spirits after the plague of 1630.
Lantern of the dead of Château-Larcher
Lanterne des morts
86370 Château-Larcher

The lantern of the dead of Château-Larcher, built in the 13th century, is an 8.5 m high limestone funeral monument, listed as a Historic Monument in 1840, located in the cemetery of this village of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Lantern of the deaths of Pranzac
Lanterne des morts
16110 Pranzac

The lantern of the dead of Pranzac, built in the 12th century, is a seven-metre high Romanesque monument located in the village of Pranzac, Charente, symbolically guiding the deceased by its light.
Beblenheim tombstones
Cimetière
68980 Beblenheim

The tombstones of Beblenheim, classified as a historical monument in 1898, are located near the Protestant church in this commune of Haut-Rhin, Alsace.
Varengeville-sur-Mer Marine Cemetery
Cimetière
76119 Varengeville-sur-Mer

The marine cemetery of Varengeville-sur-Mer, Normandy, surrounds Saint-Valery Church, a 12th–XVIth century building threatened by the erosion of chalk cliffs overlooking the Channel.
Lantern of Atur's dead
Lanterne des morts
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.
East Metz Cemetery
Cimetière
57000 Metz

The Eastern Cemetery, built in 1829 in Metz, is the largest cemetery in the city, marked by its 19th century funeral architecture and successive extensions to 17.5 hectares.