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Cimetière juif de Bayonne

Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Sol du cimetière ; façades et toitures du dépositoire (cad. AY 205) : inscription par arrêté du 15 juillet 1998
Protection dates
1998/07/15 : inscrit MH
Type
cimetière
Main period of construction
17e siècle, 18e siècle, 19e siècle
Dates
1689, 1862
Ownership
propriété d'une association cultuelle
Address
avenue du 14-Avril ; chemin d'Hargous
Commune
Bayonne
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
43.50395, -1.46629
Mérimée reference
PA64000026

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Bovrdelois, pais de Medoc et la prevoste de Born" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le cimetière israélite de Bayonne a été établi en 1689 sur la hauteur de Saint-Etienne au nord de la ville. Il fut agrandi aux 18e et 19e siècles. En 1862, on construisit un dépositoire en forme de temple antique. Ce cimetière renferme de nombreuses pierres tombales notamment du 17e siècle. Ce cimetière constitue un témoignage sur la présence d'une importante communauté de juifs portugais dans la ville de Bayonne à partir du 17e siècle

English translation

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The Jewish cemetery of Bayonne was established in 1689 on the heights of Saint-Etienne to the north of the town. It was enlarged in the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1862, a depositories in the form of an antique temple was built. This cemetery contains many tombstones notably from the 17th century. This cemetery constitutes a testimony to the presence of a significant community of Portuguese Jews in the town of Bayonne from the 17th century onwards

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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