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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 Arrondissement de l'état civil Campagne et rive gauche du Lac (within 48 hours).
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Collonge-Bellerive handles death declarations through the Arrondissement de l'état civil Campagne et rive gauche du Lac.
Deaths must be announced to the Arrondissement de l'état civil Campagne et rive gauche du Lac within 48 hours. The office is located at Chemin des Rayes 3, 1222 Vésenaz. Contact the office by phone at +41 22 722 11 80 or by email at etat-civil@collonge-bellerive.ch to declare a death or for further information about the procedure.
Collonge-Bellerive manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimetière de Vésenaz (Chemin de Trémessaz, 1222 Vésenaz).
Cimetière de Vésenaz serves Collonge-Bellerive and is located at Chemin de Trémessaz, 1222 Vésenaz. The cemetery offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir burial options.
Cimetière de Collonge is located in Collonge-Bellerive at Chemin de Mancy, 1245 Collonge-Bellerive. The cemetery offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.