54 years · 17 August 2026 · Riex, 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 Office de l'état civil du district de Lavaux-Oron (within 48 hours).
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Riex is served by the Office de l'état civil du district de Lavaux-Oron for civil registration matters including death declarations.
Deaths must be declared to the Office de l'état civil du district de Lavaux-Oron within 48 hours. The office is located at Route de Lausanne 2, 1096 Cully. Contact the office by telephone at +41 21 557 83 10 to initiate the declaration process.
Riex manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimetière de Riex (Riex, 1097 Riex).
Cimetière de Riex is located in Riex at Riex, 1097 Bourg-en-Lavaux, Suisse. The cemetery offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
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 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.
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