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Montmartre Cemetery is a cemetery in the 18th arrondissement section of Paris. It dates back to the early 19th century. It is officially known as the Cimitière du Nord (The North Cemetery) and is the third largest cemetery in Paris.

In the middle of the 18th century, cemeteries in Paris were overcrowded and created quite a few problems such as unsanitary living conditions and high funeral costs. As a result, citizens were banned from burying their dead within city limits. In the early 19th century, new cemeteries were constructed outside the capital. Montmartre Cemetery is to the north of the capital.

The Montmartre Cemetery was opened on January 1, 1825. It was known as la Cimetiere des Grandes Carrieres or Cemetery of the Large Quarries. It was built in an abandoned gypsum quarry. The quarry had been used during the French Revolution as a mass grave. This cemetery is a very popular tourist destination. It is crammed full of tiny crypts. Many famous artists who lived and worked in the Montmartre area.

Some of the most notable are Alexandre Dumas, author of The Three Musketeers, Man in the Iron Mask and more, and Edgar Degas, a French impressionist artist and sculptor.