Montmartre w apparently once served the same purpose as Colma w -- before being absorbed into Paris' city limits it became a popular place to bury people once cemeteries had been outlawed in Paris proper. Cimetière de Montmartre w is sunken into the surrounding neighborhood (it was once a quarry), and many of the tombs are above-ground. A variety of famous people are buried there (and at least one, Émile Zola w later disinterred for the Pantheon w) -- mostly artists and entertainers of the sort Montmartre is known for.
The cemetery is a proper necropolis, laid out with named streets and alleys running between the graves. Maps dotted around the grounds help direct you to the famous dead, but most of the non-famous tombs are fun to check out.
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