Ashes

Can you scatter ashes anywhere in France and its overseas territories?

We look at the rules governing where people are permitted to disperse the ashes of a loved one

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Rules for scattering ashes

I’d like to follow someone’s request and scatter their ashes in a village which is not the one they lived in (although it is in the same commune). I have read I need to notify the marie of the place of birth of the deceased but what if that person was born in the UK? B.J.

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Ashes

Can you scatter ashes anywhere in France and its overseas territories?

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Rules for scattering ashes

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