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The Cimetière du Grand Jas (Grand Jas Cemetery) is located at 205 avenue de Grasse in Cannes on the French Riviera. Cannes (kan in Occitan Canas) is a city in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur The French Riviera (Côte d'Azur Occitan: Còsta Azzura) is one of the most famous resort areas in the world extending along the Mediterranean Sea west The nine hectare terraced cemetery began operations in 1866 and is known for its landscaped architecture with rich floral decorations and statuary.

Its "English square" or Cimetière Anglais, is the final resting place for a number of English people who made Cannes their home. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is dominated by the statue of Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux who played a major role in building the city. Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778 - 1868 was a British Statesman who became Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom Some of the prominent persons buried in the Grand Jas Cemetery are:

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Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778 - 1868 was a British Statesman who became Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom Eugène Brieux ( January 19, 1858 - December 6, 1932) French Dramatist, was born in Paris of poor parents Margaret Rockefeller Strong Cuevas Marquesa de Piedra Blanca de Huana de Cuevas (1897&ndash1985 or 1987 was an American activist Martine Carol ( May 16, 1920 &ndash February 6, 1967) was a French film actress. Ernest Duchesne ( May 30, 1874 – April 12, 1912) was a French Physician who noted that certain moulds kill bacteria Peter Carl Fabergé original name Carl Gustavovich Fabergé ( May 30, 1846 &ndash September 24, 1920) was a Russian Olga Khokhlova ((О́льга Степа́нівна Хо́хлова О́льга Степа́новна Хо́хлова June 17, 1891, Nizhyn, Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973 Klaus Mann ( November 18, 1906 &ndash May 21, 1949) was a German Writer. Prosper Mérimée ( September 28, 1803 &ndash September 23, 1870) was a French dramatist historian, archaeologist See also Jacques-Louis Monod, French-born composer and cousin of Jacques Monod Marquis de Morès ( June 14, 1858 - June 9, 1896) was a Frontier ranchman in the Badlands of Dakota Territory Lily Pons ( April 12, 1898 &ndash February 13, 1976) was a French - American Coloratura soprano. Marcel Thil was a French boxer and world champion Born in Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne in the Champagne-Ardenne Region of France Marcel Thil Captain William Charles Bonaparte-Wyse ( 20 January 1826 - 3 December 1892) was an Irish soldier and poet This list of cemeteries compiles notable cemeteries, Mausoleums and other places people are buried, worldwide.
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