Napoleon died on May 5, 1821, at Long­wood House and was buried in Tomb Val­ley at his request. In 1840, his ash­es were exhumed and cer­e­mo­ni­ous­ly trans­port­ed to France, where they now rest at the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris. The tomb on St. Hele­na is now emp­ty, but the site remains as a memo­r­i­al. It forms part of the French hold­ings on the island (along with Long­wood House and The Bri­ars) and is a pop­u­lar des­ti­na­tion for tourists and his­to­ri­ans.