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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 du canton de Fribourg (within 48 hours).
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Léchelles is served by the Office de l'état civil du canton de Fribourg for vital records administration in the canton of Fribourg.
To declare a death in Léchelles, contact the Office de l'état civil du canton de Fribourg. The office is located at Rue de l'Abbé-Bovet 14, 1701 Fribourg. You may reach them by phone at +41 26 305 14 17 or by email at office.etatcivil@fr.ch.
Léchelles manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimetière de Domdidier (Route de Chany 20, 1564 Domdidier).
Cimetière de Domdidier is the main cemetery serving Belmont-Broye, located at Route de Chany 20, 1564 Domdidier. It offers inhumation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
Cimetière de Léchelles is located in Léchelles, 1773 Belmont-Broye. The cemetery offers inhumation and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimetière de Dompierre is a cemetery in Belmont-Broye located at Vers l'Eglise 26, 1563 Dompierre. It offers inhumation services and does not have a crematorium.
Cimetière de Léchelles is located in Belmont-Broye at Léchelles, 1773 Belmont-Broye. The cemetery offers inhumation and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimetière de Chandon is located in Belmont-Broye at Chandon, 1564 Belmont-Broye. The cemetery offers inhumation services.