Picpus Cemetery

Picpus Cemetery is a small, historically charged cemetery tied to the French Revolution. Its mass graves hold victims of the guillotine, and nearby family plots include aristocratic families who lost relatives during the Terror.

The best-known grave is that of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French officer who fought in the American Revolution. The cemetery is a focused stop rather than a grand Paris sight, but it rewards visitors with an interest in revolutionary history.

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