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14-719: The Cemetery of Montmartre (French: Cimetière de Montmartre ) is a cemetery in the 18th arrondissement of Paris , France , that dates to the early 19th century. Officially known as the Cimetière du Nord , it is the third largest necropolis in Paris, after the Père Lachaise Cemetery and the Montparnasse Cemetery . In the mid-18th century, overcrowding in the cemeteries of Paris had created numerous problems, from impossibly high funeral costs to unsanitary living conditions in

28-494: A readership and folded within a year. The comics from these two magazines were put back into Pilote . In that same year, Dargaud announced that they had joined forces with René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo to create the Idéfix Studios, which only produced two feature films The Twelve Tasks of Asterix In 1988, after Georges Dargaud retired his company Dargaud was acquired by Média-Participations . Two years later, it sold

42-574: Is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris . It was founded in 1936 by Georges Dargaud , publishing its first comics in 1943. Initially, Dargaud published novels for women. In 1948, it started Line , a "magazine for elegant women", as well as a French edition of the Belgian Tintin magazine. In 1960, Dargaud bought the weekly Pilote magazine from René Goscinny , Albert Uderzo , and Jean-Michel Charlier . Goscinny continued as editor of

56-593: Is located on the right bank of the River Seine . It is mostly known for hosting the large hill of Montmartre , which is known for its artistic history, the Bateau-Lavoir where Pablo Picasso , Georges Braque , and Amedeo Modigliani lived and worked in the early 20th century, the house of music diva Dalida , the Moulin Rouge cabaret, other historic features, and the prominent Sacré Cœur basilica which sits atop

70-636: Is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Europe has its headquarters in the arrondissement. Dailymotion formerly had its headquarters in the arrondissement. In addition, Dargaud also has its headquarters there. Dargaud Société Dargaud ( French pronunciation: [sɔsjete daʁɡo] ), doing business as Les Éditions Dargaud ,

84-726: The Butte near the beginning of Rue Caulaincourt in Place de Clichy . As is still the case today, its sole entrance was constructed on Avenue Rachel under Rue Caulaincourt. A popular tourist destination, Montmartre Cemetery is the final resting place of many famous artists who lived and worked in the Montmartre area. See the full list of notable interments below. 48°53′16″N 2°19′49″E  /  48.88778°N 2.33028°E  / 48.88778; 2.33028 18th arrondissement of Paris The arrondissement, known as Butte-Montmartre,

98-450: The arrondissement remains very dense in population and business activity with 200,631 inhabitants as of the most recent census (2009). In 2012, John Henley of The Guardian said the 18th arrondissement was "an area comparable in many ways to London 's Tower Hamlets ." An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but

112-469: The end of the 1990s, Dargaud created manga publisher Kana , followed by Lucky Comics, centered on the series Lucky Luke . In 2003, Dargaud acquired the production studio Ellipsanime , holder of one of the most extensive catalogues of European cartoons (including Tintin and Babar ). In 2008, Dargaud founded the foreign rights agency Mediatoon Licensing, and in 2015, it joined with twelve other European comics publishing actors to create Europe Comics ,

126-440: The hill. The 18th arrondissement also contains Goutte d'Or district, which has large numbers of residents of North and sub-Saharan African origins, and which is famous for its market, the marché Barbès, which sells products from Africa. The land area of this arrondissement is exactly 6.005 km (2.319 sq mi; 1,484 acres). The population of Paris's 18th arrondissement peaked in 1931 with 288,810 inhabitants. Today,

140-515: The magazine, and Charlier was comic album editor for a period. In October 1961, Dargaud published the first Asterix album . In 1967, Dargaud entered the animation production services by launching a division named Dargaud Films with the movie Asterix the Gaul . Subsequently, the company produced or co-produced several Asterix, Lucky Luke and Tintin feature films. By 1972, Dargaud along with American production and distributor United Artists produced

154-416: The movie Le Viager which was directed by Pierre Tchernia In 1974, Dargaud wanted to diversify. Pilote became a monthly magazine and spawned two other monthly magazines. The new magazines were Lucky Luke (a Western themed magazine around the comics series Lucky Luke ) and Achille Talon (a humor based magazine around the comics series Achille Talon ). However, both magazines could not sustain

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168-539: The south. The Montmartre Cemetery was opened on 1 January 1825. It was initially known as le Cimetière des Grandes Carrières (Cemetery of the Large Quarries). The name referenced the cemetery's unique location, in an abandoned gypsum quarry. The quarry had previously been used during the French Revolution as a mass grave. It was built below street level, in the hollow of an abandoned gypsum quarry located west of

182-399: The surrounding neighborhoods. In the 1780s, the Cimetière des Innocents was officially closed and citizens were banned from burying corpses within the city limits of Paris. During the early 19th century, new cemeteries were constructed outside the precincts of the capital: Montmartre in the north, Père Lachaise Cemetery in the east, Passy Cemetery in the west and Montparnasse Cemetery in

196-531: The weekly gardening and do-it-yourself magazine Rustica to Média-Participations as well. In 1992, the publisher Le Lombard became a part of Dargaud, followed in 1993 by Les Éditions Blake et Mortimer . Over the course of the 1990s, Dargaud subsequently acquired several audiovisual production companies, including Citel in 1994, Marina Productions in 1997, and Millésime Productions in 1998. The latter two, specialized in television animation, joined in 1999 to create Dargaud Marina, later renamed Dargaud Media. At

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