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Where is Edith Piaf buried in Paris?

Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris, France, at 44 hectares or 110 acres. With more than 3.5 million visitors annually, it is the most visited necropolis in the world.



The legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf, known affectionately as "The Little Sparrow," is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery (Cimetière du Père-Lachaise) in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. This cemetery is the largest in the city and is world-renowned as the final resting place of numerous cultural icons, including Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, and Frédéric Chopin. Piaf’s grave is located in Division 97 and is a site of constant pilgrimage for fans from around the globe. She is buried in a family plot alongside her father, Louis-Alphonse Gassion, and her second husband, Théo Sarapo. Interestingly, she is also buried with her daughter, Marcelle, who died of meningitis at the age of two. The grave is typically covered in fresh flowers, notes, and small tokens left by admirers who come to pay their respects to the voice behind "La Vie en Rose" and "Non, je ne regrette rien." Despite the Catholic Church initially refusing her a funeral mass due to her "scandalous" lifestyle, her burial in 1963 drew hundreds of thousands of mourners into the streets of Paris, proving her eternal status as a national treasure.

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