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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 Meyrin - Mandement (within 48 hours).
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Meyrin's civil registry office, Arrondissement de l'état civil Meyrin - Mandement, handles death declarations for the commune.
Death declarations in Meyrin must be announced to the Arrondissement de l'état civil Meyrin - Mandement within 48 hours. The office is located at Rue des Boudines 2, 1217 Meyrin. Contact the office by phone at +41 22 989 16 23 or by email at etat-civil@meyrin.ch for further guidance on the declaration process.
Meyrin manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimetière de Feuillasse (Route Henry-Claudius-Forestier 30, 1217 Meyrin).
Cimetière de Feuillasse is the main cemetery in Meyrin, located at Route Henry-Claudius-Forestier 30, 1217 Meyrin. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, columbarium, and memorial garden options.
Cimetière de Meyrin-Village is located in Meyrin at Avenue de Vaudagne 12, 1217 Meyrin. The cemetery offers inhumation and columbarium sepulture types.