Jewish cemetery, Besançon

Jewish cemetery of Besançon
Map
Details
Established1796
Location
Besançon
CountryFrance
Coordinates47°15′21″N 6°02′55″E / 47.25583°N 6.04861°E / 47.25583; 6.04861
TypeJewish
Owned byJewish community of Besançon
Size935m²
No. of graves600 (est.)
No. of interments600 (est.)
No. of cremations0

The Jewish cemetery of Besançon is located in the French city of Besançon. It is the only Jewish cemetery in the département of Doubs.

History

The Jewish cemetery of Besançon is located on Anne Frank street, between the Bregille and Palente areas, in the northwest part of the city. The older part of the cemetery was procured by two notaries of the Jewish community of Besançon, in 1796. In 1839 the cemetery was expanded. The earliest graves date from 1849, and the cemetery is still in use. At the entrance of the cemetery a memorial commemorates the members of the Jewish community of Besançon killed during the First World War. Today the cemetery holds between 400 and 600 graves, in an area measuring about 935 m2.[1]

  • General view of the cemetery.
    General view of the cemetery.
  • A mausoleum.
    A mausoleum.
  • A "pyramidal tomb".
    A "pyramidal tomb".
  • War memorial.
    War memorial.
  • Tomb of the Picard-Hauser family.
    Tomb of the Picard-Hauser family.
  • Tomb of the Haas family.
    Tomb of the Haas family.
  • A tomb.
    A tomb.
  • A tomb.
    A tomb.

See also

References

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  1. ^ (in French) The Jewish cemetery of Besançon in Migrations.Besancon.fr, 3rd paragraph. Archived 2018-05-26 at the Wayback Machine (viewed 26 February 2010).