CATACOMBES DE PARIS

Practical information

CATACOMBES DE PARIS

1, avenue du colonel Rol-Tanguy

75014

PARIS

Metro :

Denfert Rochereau

RER :

Denfert-Rochereau

Bus :

38, 68

telephone number :

01 43 22 47 63

fax :

01 43 22 48 17

www.carnavalet.paris.fr

Access for persons with limited mobility

Tourisme & Handicap label

Museum

Municipal

Entrance : 1, avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy
Exit :36, rue Remy Dumoncel (14ème).
The ossuary covers a surface of 11,000 sq m. In 1785, six million bones from Parisian cemeteries were transferred to Montrouge and assembled in the former Montrouge quarries.The labyrinth of corridors covers a lengh of 1.7 km.
1,80m high under the vaults.

Others informations

List of collections :

History, Ossuary

Collections period :

18th century, 19th century

Opening days and times

Open/Closed :

Catacombs will be closed during renovation works until the end of April 2008. On re-opening: 10am-5pm

Cash desk closes at :

4pm

Days of week :

Open on those public holidays :

Individual tours

Independant tour :

€7. RR €5.50. 14 to 26 year-olds €3.50

Guided tour :

Reservation: 4 weeks in advance.

Free for children :

under 14s

Group tours

Group tour.

Services

Foreign language information :

English

Other services :

Museum & Monuments pass		Child minding		Animals welcome
Bookshop