Cimetière du Grand Jas
The Cimetière du Grand Jas is located at 205 avenue de Grasse in Cannes on the French Riviera. The nine hectare terraced cemetery began operations in 1866 and is known for its landscaped architecture with rich floral decorations and statuary.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery at avenue de Grasse in Cannes, France
- Also known as: “Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery”, “Cimetière du Gand Jas”, “Cimetiere du Grand Jas”, and “Cimetière du Grand Jas de Cannes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palais des Festivals et des Congrès and Villa Rothschild.
Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
Convention center
Photo: Timantha102938, Public domain.
The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès is a convention centre in Cannes, France. It is the primary venue for the annual Cannes Film Festival, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, MIPIM, and the NRJ Music Awards. Palais des Festivals et des Congrès is situated 1½ km southeast of Cimetière du Grand Jas.
Villa Rothschild
Library
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Villa Rothschild is a historic mansion in Cannes. It was built in 1881 for Betty de Rothschild, James Mayer de Rothschild's widow. It has been listed as an official historical monument since 1991. Villa Rothschild is situated 1 km south of Cimetière du Grand Jas.
Cannes Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Kyah117, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cannes station or Cannes-Voyageurs is the main railway station for the French Southern city of Cannes. It is situated on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway. Cannes Railway Station is situated 1½ km southeast of Cimetière du Grand Jas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cannes and Le Cannet.
Cannes
Photo: Afernand74, CC BY 2.5.
Once a small fishing village on the French Riviera, Cannes is now a glamorous and expensive seaside town of 73,000 people considered to be one of the social hubs of Europe.
Le Cannet
Town
Photo: Jpchevreau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Cannet is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
La Roquette-sur-Siagne
Village
Photo: Jpchevreau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Roquette-sur-Siagne is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. La Roquette-sur-Siagne is situated 4½ km northwest of Cimetière du Grand Jas.
Cimetière du Grand Jas
- Category: burial
- Location: Cannes, Arrondissement of Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.56002° or 43° 33′ 36″ northLongitude
7.00312° or 7° 0′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8FM9H263+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 25664295OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q1092108
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Cimetière du Grand Jas” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գրան Ժաս”
- Belarusian: “Гран Жас (могілкі)”
- Belarusian: “Гран Жас”
- Belarusian: “Гран-Жас”
- Belarusian: “могілкі Гран Жас”
- Catalan: “cementiri de Grand Jas”
- Chinese: “大賈斯公墓”
- Czech: “Cimetière du Grand Jas”
- Czech: “Hřbitov Grand Jas”
- Dutch: “Cimetière du Grand Jas”
- French: “cimetière du Grand Jas”
- French: “Cimetière du Grand Jas”
- Georgian: “გრან-ჟასი”
- German: “Cimetiere du Grand Jas”
- German: “Cimetière du Grand Jas”
- German: “Cimetière le Grand Jas”
- German: “Friedhof Grand Jas”
- German: “Friedhof von Grand Jas”
- Hungarian: “Cimetière du Grand Jas”
- Irish: “Reilig Cannes (Grand Jas)”
- Luxembourgish: “Cimetière du Grand Jas”
- Maltese: “Cimetière du Grand Jas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cimetière du Grand Jas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cimetière du Grand Jas”
- Polish: “Cmentarz Grand Jas”
- Russian: “Grand Jas”
- Russian: “Гран Жас”
- Russian: “Гран-Жа”
- Russian: “Гран-Жас”
- Swedish: “cimetière du Grand Jas”
- Ukrainian: “Гран-Жас”
- Vietnamese: “Nghĩa trang Cannes”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gymnase des Broussailles and Emile Negrin.
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