Calvary Cemetery, Atuona

Calvary Cemetery, Atuona

Calvary Cemetery ( _fr. Cimetière Calvaire) is the main cemetery in Atuona, Hiva ‘Oa, French Polynesia. It is located on a hillside on the eastern edge of town, overlooking the anchorage on Atuona Bay.

The cemetery is the final resting place of French Post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin, as well as of Belgian singer Jacques Brel.

ee also

*Marquesas Islands
*French Polynesia
*Paul Gauguin Cultural Center


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