Champs-Bruley cemetery
The Champs Bruley cemetery is a municipal cemetery located in Besançon between the Chaprais, Bregille, Clairs-Soleis and Vaîtes districts. Opened in 1793 and still active as of 2019, it is the oldest burial ground managed by the city.Photo: Toufik-de-planoise, CC BY-SA 1.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Doubs, in France
- Also known as: “Champs Bruley cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Martin des Chaprais (Besançon) and Cimetière des Chaprais.
Église Saint-Martin des Chaprais (Besançon)
Church
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Église Saint-Martin des Chaprais (Besançon) is a church, which is situated 400 metres northwest of Champs-Bruley cemetery.
Cimetière des Chaprais
Cemetery
Photo: Toufik-de-Planoise, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cimetière des Chaprais is a cemetery, which is situated 410 metres west of Champs-Bruley cemetery.
Synagogue of Besançon
Synagogue
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Synagogue of Besançon is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 23 Quai de Strasbourg, in the Battant area, near the old part of town, in the city of Besançon, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. Synagogue of Besançon is situated 1½ km southwest of Champs-Bruley cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vaites and Les Clairs-Soleils.
Vaites
Quarter
Vaites or The Vaites is a district of Besançon, located to the northeast of the city.
Les Clairs-Soleils
Suburb
Clairs-Soleils is a small area on Besançon's east side, near the quarters of Bregille and Orchamps. The quarter has about 3000 inhabitants.
Orchamps
Suburb
Photo: BenSherman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orchamps is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the city of Besançon, France. Like nearby Clairs-Soleils and Planoise, to the west of the city, Orchamps was built in the late 1960s. It is situated close to Bregille.
Champs-Bruley cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Besançon, Arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.24798° or 47° 14′ 53″ northLongitude
6.04011° or 6° 2′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8FV862XR+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 33480507OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2972586
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Champs-Bruley cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière des Champs Bruley”
- French: “Cimetière des Champs Bruley”
- German: “Champs-Bruley-Friedhof”
- Spanish: “Cementerio de Champs-Bruley”
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