80 years · 30 June 2026 · Epesses, Bourg-en-Lavaux, VD
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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 État civil du canton de Vaud (within 48 hours).
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Epesses residents must declare deaths to the État civil du canton de Vaud, the civil registry office serving the canton.
To declare a death in Epesses, contact the État civil du canton de Vaud. The office is located at Avenue de Sévelin 46, 1014 Lausanne. You can reach them by phone at +41 21 557 07 07 or by email at etat.civil@vd.ch.
Epesses manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimetière de Cully (1096 Cully).
Cimetière de Cully is the main cemetery in Bourg-en-Lavaux, located at 1096 Cully. It offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
Cimetière d'Epesses is located at 1098 Bourg-en-Lavaux in Epesses and offers inhumation as a sepulture type. The cemetery does not have a crematorium.
Cimetière de Grandvaux is located at 1091 Grandvaux in Bourg-en-Lavaux and offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir services. The cemetery does not have an on-site crematorium. Contact: +41 21 821 04 44.
Cimetière de Epesses is located in Bourg-en-Lavaux at Route de la Corniche 15-25, 1097 Bourg-en-Lavaux. The cemetery offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.