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Finding out about burial options

Summary

The deceased may choose one of the following options:

  1. Burial of the remains in a vault (with the granting of a concession) or in the ground (with or without a concession);
  2. Cremation, followed by burial of the ashes within the cemetery;
  3. Cremation, followed by scattering of the ashes on the cemetery plot that has been designated for this purpose;
  4. Cremation, followed by placement of the ashes in the cemetery's columbarium;
  5. Cremation, followed by scattering of the ashes in the Belgian territorial sea;
  6. Cremation, followed by scattering of the ashes somewhere other than the cemetery or the territorial sea ;
  7. Cremation, followed by burial of the ashes somewhere other than the cemetery;
  8. Cremation, followed by storage of the ashes somewhere other than the cemetery;

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Updated on 23/04/2026
Process n° : 2646
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