Chapelle sépulcrale

While a decree made the cemeteries the property of the communes and prohibited burials in the enclosure of the boroughs, the town council of Mugron voted in 1804 to enlarge the cemetery. The parish priest appealed to the faithful to finance it; parishioners who contributed could, if they wished, be buried there. The cemetery chapel was built in 1813 and consisted of two separate chapels: the large chapel, with its altar and 61 graves, and the small chapel. Thus, today there are some moving tombstones on the ground. They form an exceptional pavement of large polychrome marble slabs and black slate. The names of important families of Chalosse can be found there, in particular the d'Antin who left many memories in Mugron: castle, wine storehouse, church...