Jewish cemetery of Besançon

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

Jewish cemetery of Besançon
Details
Established1796
Location
Besançon
CountryFrance
Coordinates47.256231°N 6.048762°E / 47.256231; 6.048762
TypeJudaism
Owned byJew community of Besançon
Size935m²
No. of graves600 (est.)
No. of interments600 (est.)
No. of cremations0

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.
  • A mausoleum.
  • A "pyramidal tomb".
  • War memorial.
  • Tomb of the Picard-Hauser family.
  • Tomb of the Haas family.
  • A tomb.
  • A tomb.
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See also

References
  1. (in French) The Jewish cemetery of Besançon in Migrations.Besancon.fr, 3rd paragraph. (viewed 26 February 2010).

(in French) History of the Jewish community of Besançon (Migrations.Besancon.fr)

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