TITLE II: MUNICIPAL SERVICES

In the event of the transfer of a cemetery, the concession holders are entitled to obtain, in the new cemetery, a plot equal in area to the plot that had been granted to them. In accordance with 14° of article L. 2321-2, the remains that were buried there are transported at the expense of the commune.

Differentiated tariffs for each category of concessions are set by the municipal council of the commune. These tariffs may, in each class, be progressive, according to the extent of the area granted, for the part of this area that exceeds 2 square metres.

In accordance with article L. 2223-17, a perpetual plot may not be deemed to be in a state of abandonment before the expiry of a period of thirty years from the date of the plot deed. The procedure provided for in the articles L. 2223-4, R. 2223-13 to R. 2223-21 can only be engaged ten years after the last burial made in the conceded plot.

The state of abandonment is recorded in a report drawn up by the mayor or his delegate after a visit to the site, in the presence of a police officer delegated by the head of the district or, in the absence of the latter, a forest warden or a municipal police officer. The descendants or successors of the concession holders, if the mayor is aware that any still exist, are…

The report: – indicates the exact location of the plot; – accurately describes the condition in which it is found; – mentions, where the necessary information has been obtained, the date of the plot deed, the names of the parties who appeared on this deed, the names of their beneficiaries and the deceased buried in the plot. A copy of the plot deed is attached to the report if possible….