Overview
- The pilot offers 30 protected monuments by lottery, with 10 each in Père-Lachaise, Montparnasse and Montmartre.
- Applicants must submit estimates from specialized marble or restoration firms to show they understand renovation costs.
- Winners must complete the restorations under set purchase conditions, with annulment and loss of investment for non-compliance.
- Early interest reached roughly 1,000 clicks on application files in the first 24 hours, according to the municipal funerary office.
- Officials cite saturated cemeteries with about 634,000 concessions and say the program could be expanded after this trial.