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Article L2223-10 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

No burials may take place in churches, temples, synagogues, hospitals, public chapels, and generally in any enclosed and closed buildings where citizens gather for the celebration of their faiths, nor within the precincts of towns and cities.

However, the mayor may, as a public tribute, authorise the construction of monuments to the founders and benefactors of the establishment within the hospital grounds, and after consulting its board of directors, where they have expressed their wish to do so in their deeds of donation, foundation or last will and testament.

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Article L2223-10

Aucune inhumation ne peut avoir lieu dans les églises, temples, synagogues, hôpitaux, chapelles publiques, et généralement dans aucun des édifices clos et fermés où les citoyens se réunissent pour la célébration de leurs cultes, ni dans l’enceinte des villes et bourgs.

Toutefois, le maire peut, à titre d’hommage public, autoriser, dans l’enceinte de l’hôpital, et après avis de son conseil d’administration, la construction de monuments pour les fondateurs et bienfaiteurs de l’établissement, lorsqu’ils en ont exprimé le désir dans leurs actes de donation, de fondation ou de dernière volonté.

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