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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 Service de l'état civil de la Ville de Genève (within 48 hours).
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In Genève, deaths must be declared to the Service de l'état civil de la Ville de Genève within a specific timeframe.
Deaths in Genève must be announced to the Service de l'état civil de la Ville de Genève within 48 hours. The service is located at Rue de la Mairie 37, 1207 Genève. You can contact the office by telephone at +41 22 418 66 50 or by email at etat-civil@geneve.ch to complete the death declaration procedure.
Geneva manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimetière de Saint-Georges (Avenue du Cimetière 1, 1213 Petit-Lancy).
Cimetière de Saint-Georges is located in Genève at Avenue du Cimetière 1, 1213 Petit-Lancy. The cemetery offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types, and includes an on-site crematorium.
Cimetière des Rois (Cimetière de Plainpalais) is located at Rue des Rois 10, 1204 Genève. The cemetery offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimetière de Châtelaine is located in Genève at Chemin François-Furet 71, 1203 Genève. The cemetery offers inhumation and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimetière du Petit-Saconnex is located in Genève at Chemin Moïse-Duboule 12, 1209 Genève. The cemetery offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.