Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery

The Cimetière du Grand Jas (Grand Jas Cemetery) is located at 205 avenue de Grasse in Cannes on the French Riviera. 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. It is dominated by the statue of Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux who played a major role in building the city. The cemetery contains one Commonwealth war grave, of a World War I officer of the King's Royal Rifle Corps. There is a significant Cenotaph in the Cimetière Anglais (also called the Ex-Protestant Cemetery) in memory of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884), youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who died in Cannes and was then buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor. H.M. Queen Victoria made a personal visit to the site in 1887, where, according to the inscription on the monument, she "declared it well and prettily kept".

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