Moulin Rouge! · Linked to the story, not a filming location
Cimetière de Montmartre (La Goulue's grave)
In the story · Story inspiration: grave of the Moulin Rouge's real star (film shot in studio)
La Goulue, the real queen of the Moulin Rouge cancan immortalised on Toulouse-Lautrec's poster and the model for every 'Sparkling Diamond' since, rests in the 31st division, her ashes brought here from Pantin in 1992. Jacques Offenbach, whose Galop infernal is heard in the film's cancan, lies in the same cemetery.
Where to stay nearby
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More Moulin Rouge! places nearby
Moulin Rouge (cabaret)170 m away · 2 min on foot
Toulouse-Lautrec's studio (Rue Tourlaque)290 m away · 4 min on foot
Moulin de la Galette490 m away · 7 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Where to stand for the photo
Enter from Avenue Rachel under the Caulaincourt bridge, pick up the plan at the gate and head for division 31; frame the headstone with the trees and the bridge arches behind.
Getting there
- Address: 20 Avenue Rachel, 75018 Paris
- Nearest metro: Blanche (L2)
- Access
- Public space
Public sources (5)
- Filming locations of Moulin Rouge! on IMDb
- Le cimetière de Montmartre on Wikidata
- paris.fr
- tombes-sepultures.com
- paris-promeneurs.com
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
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We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
From other stories, nearby
- Café des Deux MoulinsAmélie200 m away · 3 min on foot
- Studio 28Amélie320 m away · 4 min on foot
- Toys Palace (former Palace Video)Amélie420 m away · 6 min on foot
- Lamarck-Caulaincourt Metro and Rue LamarckAmélie500 m away · 7 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Café des Deux Moulins
200 m away · 3 min on footFrench brasserie€€Amélie's workplace in the 2001 film; the menu still lists a crème brûlée d'Amélie
Moulin de la Galette
500 m away · 7 min on footFrench bistro€€Montmartre's old windmill dance hall, painted by Renoir in 1876, now a restaurant
Bouillon Pigalle
560 m away · 7 min on foottraditional bouillon€300-seat bouillon opened in 2017: French classics such as œufs mayo at low prices, open daily
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story