Cinema legend and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot, who passed away on December 28, 2025, at age 91, will be buried at the Cimetière Marin (Marine Cemetery) in Saint-Tropez. Despite her long-held wish to be buried on her private estate, La Madrague, alongside her animals, local officials have confirmed she will instead rest in the town’s famous cliffside graveyard overlooking the Mediterranean. While President Macron celebrated her as an icon of French freedom, her burial marks the end of a complex and often controversial public life.
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For decades, Brigitte Bardot was the face of Saint-Tropez. Now, in the wake of her death at 91, the town prepares to say a final goodbye. Though “B.B.” famously requested a simple wooden cross in the garden of her secluded home to avoid public spectacle, legal requirements have led her to the Cimetière Marin. Located on a rocky outcrop where the waves meet the shore, it is a fitting—if not exactly as she planned—resting place for a woman who spent her life escaping the spotlight she once defined. She leaves behind a dual legacy: a revolutionary film career and a later life defined by fierce animal advocacy and polarizing political views.
| Subject | Details |
| Official Site | Cimetière Marin, Saint-Tropez (Confirmed by Town Hall). |
| Personal Wish | Burial at her estate, La Madrague, next to her pets. |
| The Conflict | French law requires special Prefecture permission for private burials, which was not granted or requested in time. |
| National Legacy | Honored by Macron as a symbol of “freedom”; remembered also for her controversial political history. |
