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An interactive checklist to guide you through the first administrative and personal steps.
1. Contact the doctor
First 2 hoursIf the death occurs at home, immediately contact the family doctor or the 144 emergency service for the official confirmation of death and the issuance of the medical certificate (essential for all further steps).
2. Choose a funeral home
Organise transport and the first wishes of the deceased.
3. Inform loved ones and the potential employer
Before any public announcement, it is essential to personally inform the family, close friends, and any potential employer of the deceased.
4. Official notification to the Civil Registry Office
Must be done at Office de l'état civil de la Broye (within 48 hours).
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In Estavayer-le-Lac, deaths must be declared to the Office de l'état civil de la Broye within a specific timeframe.
Deaths in Estavayer-le-Lac must be announced to the Office de l'état civil de la Broye within 48 hours. The office is located at Chemin du Donjon 1, 1470 Estavayer-le-Lac. You can contact the office by telephone at +41 26 305 14 17 or by email at office.etatcivil@fr.ch to complete the death declaration procedure.
Estavayer-le-Lac manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimetière d'Estavayer-le-Lac (Route d'Yverdon, 1470 Estavayer-le-Lac).
Cimetière d'Estavayer-le-Lac is located at Route d'Yverdon, 1470 Estavayer-le-Lac and serves as the main cemetery for the commune. The cemetery offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
Cimetière de Bussy is a cemetery serving Estavayer-le-Lac, located at Route des Baudèzes 4, 1470 Bussy. It offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types, though it does not have an on-site crematorium.
Cimetière de Font is a cemetery serving Estavayer-le-Lac, located at Chemin du Château 2-3, 1470 Font. It offers inhumation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types, and does not have a crematorium.
Cimetière de Forel is a cemetery in Estavayer-le-Lac located at Vers l'église, 1470 Forel. It offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types, though it does not have an on-site crematorium.
Cimetière de Franex is a cemetery in Estavayer-le-Lac located at Vers la chapelle St-Nicolas, 1470 Franex. It offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
Cimetière de Montbrelloz is a cemetery serving Estavayer-le-Lac, located at Vers l'ancienne église, 1470 Montbrelloz. The cemetery offers inhumation, cremation, and columbarium services.
Cimetière de Morens is a cemetery serving Estavayer-le-Lac, located at Vers la chapelle de Morens, 1470 Morens. The cemetery offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
Cimetière de Murist is a cemetery located in Estavayer-le-Lac at Vers l'église, 1470 Murist. It offers inhumation, cremation, and columbarium services.
Cimetière de Rueyres-les-Prés is a cemetery serving Estavayer-le-Lac, located at Sous-la-Ville, 1470 Rueyres-les-Prés. The cemetery offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.