Funeral

Key financial steps to take after the death of family member in France

Unlocking bank accounts, cancelling contracts, we look what you need to do in the months following the death

Can I keep partner's ashes at home with me in France?

There are laws in place which set out how ashes must be treated

Explainer: burials, cremations and funerals in France

We look at the rules and procedures following a death

Safety solidarity in Covid-19 lockdown

Covid 19: Virtual services for absent mourners

Tomb tales restore life to France’s buried past

The cemeteries of France offer more than a brief history of people’s lives, as The Connexion discovers

Crematoriums in France sell on IUDs and gold teeth

Gold teeth, IUDs and prostheses which do not burn during the cremation process are often re-sold by French crematoriums without the deceased’s family being informed.

New report condemns cost of funeral services in France

The high cost of cremation or burial in France has been criticised by national administrative court, La Cour des Comptes , with the average price of a cremation now €3,600, and €3,350 for a burial.

Aznavour to have hommage national, Macron confirms

President Emmanuel Macron is to speak at the hommage national for the late singer Charles Aznavour, to be held at Les Invalides this Friday (October 5), it has been confirmed.

Make sense of... Burial and cremation

Giving thought to what we want to happen to our body after death can be helpful for those left behind as it removes the stress of them having to decide. It is also good to become familiar with what you need to do on the death of a relative

Three-metre Hallyday statue unveiled in French village

A three-metre-high statue of Johnny Hallyday has been unveiled in a small village in the Ardèche, as fans continue to mourn and celebrate the late star, who died in December aged 74.

Fallen gendarme to receive ‘hommage national’ funeral

A public state funeral and memorial service for Arnaud Beltrame, the lieutenant-colonel gendarme who died in the terrorist siege in Aude last week, is to take place at Les Invalides in Paris this Wednesday March 28.

Volunteers help ease the pain and cost of funerals

Volunteers from an association are helping bereaved families cope with the pain, the bureaucracy and the cost of funerals by offering important moral support and assistance

The story of the Harley-Davidson at Hallyday’s funeral

The meaning and origin of the blue Harley-Davidson motorbike that motored ahead of the 700 bikers during Johnny Hallyday’s funeral procession have been revealed.

Johnny Hallyday funeral and memorial details revealed

France is to pay homage to iconic star Johnny Hallyday, who died this week aged 74, with an Eiffel Tower light projection and public funeral procession in Paris.

Laid to rest on the cheap