tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post809631276588534836..comments2024-03-23T00:40:43.258+01:00Comments on Michele's life en franglais: Final resting place...ou pas?Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17460908569554684989noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-17424561833210700282013-11-11T20:57:24.291+01:002013-11-11T20:57:24.291+01:00Hmmm...it could have been the same one! Or perhap...Hmmm...it could have been the same one! Or perhaps the original reportage was updated (as I feel like the story about cloning your pet was a much more recent option).<br /><br />Regardless, I definitely understand the space issues, but like I mentioned in my reply above, I feel like there still must be a better solution than possibly evicting someone from their grave while the people who knew them in life are still around. And I just feel like there are too many potential what-if scenarios. It seems to me like they should at least have longer rental terms to avoid sticky situations. And they could perhaps encourage cremation as an urn takes up a lot less space than a coffin. Or dig tombs deeper to fit more people. I don't know, I'm not an expert of cemetery logistics but I feel like there must be some happy middle ground.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460908569554684989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-81256150797378630782013-11-11T20:50:57.325+01:002013-11-11T20:50:57.325+01:00I completely understand the idea of space, but I j...I completely understand the idea of space, but I just feel like there must be another solution. Something better than potentially repossessing a person's tomb while people who actually knew that person in life are still alive.<br /><br />From the research I was doing it seems that tombs can be repossessed if they aren't kept up and in some cities also if there are not enough burials in family tomb. That just seems horrible to me...repossessing a family's tomb because they were lucky enough not to have any deaths over a certain period of time. Of course, these were just terms of the contract...I have no idea if that particular clause is enacted often or not.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460908569554684989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-85039098516505362272013-11-11T20:31:46.306+01:002013-11-11T20:31:46.306+01:00From what I saw, the length of time you can rent a...From what I saw, the length of time you can rent a concession depends on the city. It looks like most big cities in France offer 15 year and 30 year options and then some offer longer options and perpetual concessions. <br /><br />The "budget options" seem to be one-stop discounted funeral shops, kinda like the Ryanair or Easyjet of the funerary industry. There are apparently a few chains that offer these budget options all around France now.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure you can keep an urn at home in North America. At least, that has always been my impression though I don't think I know anyone who has ever actually done so. I didn't know that wasn't an option in France.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460908569554684989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-51295212972784096772013-11-11T20:27:16.523+01:002013-11-11T20:27:16.523+01:00I agree, cremation is sounding more and more like ...I agree, cremation is sounding more and more like the way to go!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460908569554684989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-41461588618711984322013-11-08T10:36:05.557+01:002013-11-08T10:36:05.557+01:00That's funny, I wrote a very similar post abou...That's funny, I wrote a very similar post about seven years ago after watching a Capital special - I wonder if it was the same one?? I remember being so shocked at the time. But now I am more pragmatic about it like Laura - France is an old country and would be absolutely covered in cemetaries!Ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-79601350520749796812013-11-07T19:11:45.572+01:002013-11-07T19:11:45.572+01:00I did a guided visit of the main cemetery in Toulo...I did a guided visit of the main cemetery in Toulouse a couple years ago, and I learned about the concession. From what I remember, if you buy a "concession à pérpétuité" they will leave the tomb as long as it's kept up, the key concept being "as long as it's kept up." This is one of the main reasons visiting tombs on Nov 1st is so important. Families check if the tombstone is crumbling, add flowers, take off moss, etc etc. I think there are associations that try to do upkeep for old plots that aren't maintained anymore. Of course after 50 years (or 80 say) there's rarely anyone still around who can take care of the tomb. But the question of space is huge in France. If few or no graves had ever been re-purposed, there would be cemeteries all over the place.<br /><br />For my in-laws, they keep a family tomb from being repossessed by adding ashes to the same monument. The original tomb was purchased around 1890 by a great (great?) grandfather, and my MIL's mother and father's ashes were added in the 60's and 90's when they died. Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07100259488053106803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-91040505214856328762013-11-07T09:31:36.599+01:002013-11-07T09:31:36.599+01:00Yes, I've heard about this, but I didn't k...Yes, I've heard about this, but I didn't know about the "budget options". I heard that the regular concessions are rented out for 99 years or something like that. My husband told me that the deceased are then moved to another location. I wonder how long the "budget plots" are rented out for? <br /><br />I also heard that you can't keep an urn with ashes in your house in France due to hygiene reasons. You have to pay to keep the ashes of your loved one in the cemetary or a place made especially for the safekeeping of urns. I was really surprised by that one. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't we allowed to keep uns at home in North America? Den nationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259526826141331097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-25813652483310045282013-11-07T09:16:39.262+01:002013-11-07T09:16:39.262+01:00All the more reason to get cremated, I guess. It&#...All the more reason to get cremated, I guess. It's a shame you can't spread ashes anywhere you want, though. I guess the good news is that we'll be dead, so we won't know what's happening to us! Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496193808385291916noreply@blogger.com