Jean-Antoine Chaptal

Jean-Antoine Chaptal is a tomb in Paris, Île-de-France. Jean-Antoine Chaptal is situated nearby to Oscar Wilde’s tomb, as well as near the memorial Monument aux morts pour la France en Afrique du Nord de 1952 à 1962.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Père Lachaise Cemetery and Oscar Wilde’s tomb.

Père Lachaise Cemetery

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The 20th arrondissement of Paris lies to the east of the centre and represents an old working-class area now in rapid transformation. The main drawing card here for tourists is the Père-Lachaise Cemetery, though, for travellers who are interested in music and culture, this relatively gritty area is probably going to be one of your main night-crawling areas. Père Lachaise Cemetery is situated 310 metres west of Jean-Antoine Chaptal.

Oscar Wilde’s tomb

Tomb

Oscar Wilde's tomb is located in Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France. It took nine to ten months to complete by the sculptor Jacob Epstein, with an accompanying plinth by Charles Holden and an inscription carved by Joseph Cribb.

Gambetta station

Metro station

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Gambetta is a station of the Paris Metro. It serves Line 3 and is the southern terminus of Line 3bis. It is located in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Gambetta station is situated 330 metres north of Jean-Antoine Chaptal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 20th arrondissement and Charonne quarter.

20th arrondissement

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Charonne quarter

Suburb

The Charonne quarter is an area of the 20th arrondissement of Paris named after a former municipality in the area, which was merged into the city of Paris in 1860 by Napoleon III and split between Charonne quarter, the Père-Lachaise quarter and Saint-Fargeau quarter.