71 years · 7 March 2026 · Goumoens-la-Ville, Goumoëns, VD
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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 Office de l'état civil du Canton de Vaud (within 48 hours).
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Goumoens-la-Ville residents must declare deaths to the Office de l'état civil du Canton de Vaud within the required timeframe.
Death declarations for Goumoens-la-Ville must be announced to the Office de l'état civil du Canton de Vaud within 48 hours. The office is located at Avenue de Sévelin 46, 1014 Lausanne. Contact the office by phone at +41 21 557 07 07 or by email at etat.civil@vd.ch for further information or to complete the declaration.
Goumoens-la-Ville manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimetière de Goumoens-la-Ville (Rue du Four, 1376 Goumoens-la-Ville).
Cimetière de Goumoens-la-Ville is located at Rue du Four, 1376 Goumoens-la-Ville and serves as the main cemetery for the commune. The cemetery offers inhumation and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
Cimetière de Goumoens-la-Ville in Goumoëns is located at Rue du Four, 1376 Goumoens-la-Ville. The cemetery offers inhumation and jardin souvenir sepulture types and does not have a crematorium.
Cimetière d'Eclagnens is located in Goumoëns-la-Ville at Eclagnens, 1376 Goumoëns. The cemetery offers inhumation and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
Cimetière d'Eclagnens is located in Goumoëns at Eclagnens, 1376 Goumoëns. The cemetery offers inhumation and jardin souvenir sepulture types.