Simone Veil

Birth Name:

Simone Annie Jacob

Birth Date:

July 13, 1927

Birth Place:

Nice, France

Death Date:

June 30, 2017

Place of Death:

11 Place Vauban, 75007 Paris, France

Age:

Cause of Death:

Natural Causes

Cemetery Name:

Le Panthéon

Claim to Fame:

Historical Figure

Simone Veil was a Holocaust survivor, magistrate, minister, and the first woman President of the European Parliament. She was also the first woman to preside over the directly elected European Parliament.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Le Panthéon

Place du Panthéon

Paris, , 75005

France

Europe

Map:

Grave Location:

Crypt

Grave Location Description

Enter through the main entrance, and go straight all the way to the back of the building. There will be a sign pointing left to go to the Crypt. Follow the signs and go down the staircase to the Crypt. In the Crypt, equal in size to the main hall above, though with space consumed by structural elements, you’ll see the tombs and memorials in various rooms branching out from the main hallway. Simone Veil is buried with her husband, Antoine Veil. They are in the same alcove as Jean Moulin, André Malraux, René Cassin, and Jean Monnet.