What happens to all the remains from the abandoned gravesites?
Abandoned remains are boxed, tagged and moved to Aux Morts ossuary, in Père-Lachaise cemetery. How does the grave recycling process work exactly? If a grave has not been tended in a while, it is declared abandoned. The Conservation puts a tag on the grave and tries to contact the family but if they can t reach them (which is often the case after a hundred years), they just take over the plot, clean it and resell it. This procedure usually takes between 2 and 4 years. Are burials still stacked one on top of the other? Yes. Most family plots being no more than 2 or 3 square meters, coffins have to be put one on top of the other. Shelves are usually fitted out to accommodate them. How accurate are the existing guide maps? Metropolitain Editions is the best, most thorough, exhaustive and accurate. And it is updated regularly. Can anyone have access to burial records? No. Access to records is permitted only to family. And you have to be able to prove your connection to the first owner of th
