Cimetière de Vaucelles

The cemetery is located in the Vaucelles district to the south of Caen, between the Prairie and the plateau. Due to its location and history, this district offers a wide variety of features: on the plain near the Orne river and on the plateau around the church, old quarries, ancient cemetery, convent, houses...

The Vaucelles cemetery was moved to its present location in 1866. On May 31, 1880, the town council voted to enlarge the cemetery. The cemetery features fine examples of funerary art, chapels, sculptures, medallions...