Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery

Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery
Cimetière du Bois-de-Vaux
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Details
Established1922
Location
Route de Chavannes, Lausanne, Canton of Vaud
CountrySwitzerland
Size20 acres (8.1 ha)
No. of interments26,000
WebsiteOfficial website
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Cimetière du Bois-de-Vaux

The Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery (French Cimetière du Bois-de-Vaux) is the principal burial ground of Lausanne in Switzerland.

Laid out by the architect Alphonse Laverrière between 1922 and 1951,[1] the cemetery lies to the south of the town and has been designated as a cultural property of national importance (bien culturel suisse d'importance nationale).

  1. ^ Le cimetière du Bois-de-Vaux Archived 25 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in French) at lausanne.ch, accessed 3 March 2019