Russian Orthodox Cemetery of Caucade and St. Nicholas Chapel, Nice

Русское кладбище Кокад и часовня святителя Николая в Ницце

FranceНицца1866–1868Public buildings

The plot on Caucade hill on the western outskirts of Nice was acquired in 1866 by the Russian consulate and the Church of St Nicholas and St Alexandra, which was under the Holy Synod; the cemetery opened in 1867, with the chapel of St Nicholas at its centre. It is the second largest Russian cemetery in France, with more than 3,000 burials. From the 1920s the cemetery was managed by the Russian Orthodox Religious Association of Nice (ACOR). In 2021 a court of first instance recognised the association's title, but in April 2025 the Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence recognised the Russian Federation as the owner.

Участок на холме Кокад на западной окраине Ниццы приобретён в 1866 году российским консульством и состоявшей в ведении Святейшего синода церковью Николая и Александры; кладбище открыто в 1867 году, в его центре поставлена часовня святителя Николая Чудотворца. Это второе по величине русское кладбище во Франции, здесь более 3000 захоронений. С 1920-х годов кладбищем управляла Русская православная культовая ассоциация Ниццы (ACOR). В 2021 году суд первой инстанции признал право собственности за ассоциацией, однако в апреле 2025 года апелляционный суд Экс-ан-Прованса признал собственником Российскую Федерацию.

Property abroad

EraChurch

FunctionMemorial

Present ownerOwnership disputed: the Russian Federation (under the 2025 appeal court ruling) and the ACOR association, which has appealed to the Court of Cassation

Acquisitionpurchased, 1866

StatusOwnership disputed

As of2026-04

On 24 April 2025 the Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal recognised Russia as the owner of the Caucade cemetery and the church on rue Longchamp (France 3, 26 April 2025); according to Orthodoxie.com (11 April 2026), the ACOR association has appealed that ruling to the Court of Cassation, which has not yet decided.

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