where is napoleon buried?
Les Invalides Longwood
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 In 1840 , Louis Philippe I obtained permission from the British to return Napoleon 's remains to France . On 15 December 1840 , a state funeral was held . The hearse proceeded from the Arc de Triomphe down the Champs @-@ Élysées , across the Place de la Concorde to the Esplanade des Invalides and then to the cupola in St Jérôme 's Chapel , where it remained until the tomb designed by Louis Visconti was completed . In 1861 , Napoleon 's remains were entombed in a porphyry sarcophagus in the crypt under the dome at Les Invalides . 

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 Napoleon 's original death mask was created around 6 May , although it is not clear which doctor created it . In his will , he had asked to be buried on the banks of the Seine , but the British governor said he should be buried on Saint Helena , in the Valley of the Willows . 

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 Britain kept Napoleon on the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean , 1 @,@ 870 km ( 1 @,@ 162 mi ) from the west coast of Africa . Napoleon was moved to Longwood House there in December 1815 ; it had fallen into disrepair , and the location was damp , windswept and unhealthy . The Times published articles insinuating the British government was trying to hasten his death , and he often complained of the living conditions in letters to the governor and his custodian , Hudson Lowe . 

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 In February 1821 , Napoleon 's health began to deteriorate rapidly . He reconciled with the Catholic Church . He died on 5 May 1821 , after confession , Extreme Unction and Viaticum in the presence of Father Ange Vignali . His last words were , " France , l 'armée , tête d 'armée , Joséphine " ( " France , army , head of the army , Joséphine " ) . 

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 A few months into his exile , Napoleon learned that his ex @-@ wife Josephine had died in France . He was devastated by the news , locking himself in his room and refusing to leave for two days . 
