Jewish cemetery, Bayonne

The Jewish cemetery of Bayonne was established in 1689 in the Saint-Étienne neighborhood in the northern quarter of the city.^[1] It was remodeled and enlarged in the 18th and 19th century and covers and area of two hectares.^[2] A depository built in the style of the Temple in Jerusalem was inaugurated in 1862.^[1]

It was a theatre of battle during the 1814 siege of Bayonne.

In spring 2010, the Jewish Museum of Belgium began a restoration project for the cemetery.^[3] No less than nine other summer projects allowed young European volunteers, including members of the Action Reconciliation Service for Peace, to uncover hundreds of headstones, covering a period burials from 1654 to 1806.^[4] The cemetery is owned by the Israelite Cultural Association of Bayonne.^[1]

The cemetery was listed as a monument historique on July 15, 1998.^[1] It is the oldest Jewish cemetery in France,^[5] and has conserved numerous ancient headstones — nearly 3000 dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. The depository from 1862 in the style of the ancient Temple has also been classified as a monument historique.

• The Jewish Cemetery of Bayonne
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  The 19th Century Section
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  The 18th Century section