90 years · 28 August 2026 · Valangin, Neuchâtel, NE
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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 l'arrondissement du Val-de-Ruz (within 48 hours).
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Valangin is served by the Office de l'état civil de l'arrondissement du Val-de-Ruz for vital records administration.
Deaths must be announced to the Office de l'état civil de l'arrondissement du Val-de-Ruz within 48 hours. The office is located at Rue de l'Epervier 6, 2053 Cernier. Contact the office by phone at +41 32 886 56 23 or by email at etat-civil.val-de-ruz@ne.ch to declare a death or obtain further guidance on the procedure.
Valangin manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimetière de Valangin (Aux Scies, 2042 Valangin).
Cimetière de Valangin is located at Aux Scies, 2042 Valangin. The cemetery offers inhumation, cremation, and columbarium services.
Cimetière de Beauregard is the main cemetery in Neuchâtel, located at Avenue Edouard-Dubois 28, 2000 Neuchâtel. It offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types, and includes an on-site crematorium.
Cimetière de Peseux is located in Peseux, Neuchâtel at Chemin des Tires 34, 2034 Peseux. The cemetery offers inhumation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types, and does not have a crematorium.
Cimetière de Corcelles-Cormondrèche is located in the Neuchâtel commune at Chemin des Malévaux 1, 2035 Corcelles-Cormondrèche. The cemetery offers inhumation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types, and does not have a crematorium.
Cimetière de Valangin is a cemetery in Neuchâtel located at Les Scies 3, 2042 Valangin. The cemetery offers inhumation services and does not have a crematorium.
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