Si vous préférez le français...

First of all, I have to warn you that english is not my native language. And you will soon discover that, despite all my efforts, there are many mistakes. I apologize for my bad english...

What most Parisians call "catacombs" is called in reality "the quarries of Paris". "Catacombs" represent indeed only an eight-hundredth of all the galleries under Paris. It is only ancient quarries in which bones of generations of Parisians have been stored in order to solve the problem of overpopulation in the cemeteries of the capital.

The underground quarries spread, with about 300 kms of galleries, under the 5th, 6th, 8th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 20th districts. The most extended network, located under the 5th, 6th and 14th districts, is about one hundred kilometers long.

These few pages are to make you discover this mysterious and fascinating world of the quarries of Paris.
I must however warn you that all descent in the subsoil of the capital is strictly forbidden, the police are on the watch...

With the few pages below, and the few other existing sites concerning the catacombs, you will know everything. However, you have to know that I am interested in everything that concerns the catacombs. Those who are also interested can send me a mail: tanguy@houze.as

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