Cimetière Ouest de Boulogne Billancourt

The Cimetière Ouest in Boulogne-Billancourt sits behind a wall on the Route de la Reine, marked by a low entrance gate tucked between suburban blocks. This cemetery opened in eighteen eighty-five when the town’s older burial grounds reached capacity. It serves as the final resting place for people who built the local automotive industry. Among them lies Henri Farman, the aviation pioneer who flew the first cross-country flight in Europe, buried here under a tomb that recalls his heavy involvement in early French flight.