A burial plot is a piece of land in a cemetery that a commune may decide to grant to someone wishing to establish a grave for him/herself and his/her children or successors.
Inheritance: donation-partage and intergenerational donation
01 April 2026
Donation - partage allows you to organize the sharing of your assets, during your lifetime. It can be granted for the benefit of one’s children, but also of grandchildren as part of an intergenerational donation-sharing
Buying a private water body can be useful to produce fish, irrigate one’s crops, provide water to life stock or fight a fire. But it can also help to do a hobby like fishing or hunting.
It is possible to give a sum of money to one of your children informally. However, be careful. This "manual donation" must comply with certain legal and taxation rules and could trigger a family clash, if it is carried out, without any prior reflection.
Inheritance: set up the heritage reserve with the family pact
23 March 2026
Through the family pact, a child can now accept an infringement on his/her reserve in advance. This legal system favors a disabled family member, who is financially incapacitated, for example.
Search for a will using the last will file (FCDDV)
20 March 2026
In 1971, in order to prevent inheritances being liquidated and divided up in breach of the deceased person's wishes, the notary profession created the Central Registry of Wills (FCDDV), or the Wills Registry.
Inheritance between spouses: rights of the surviving spouse
13 November 2025
Since 2001, the surviving spouse is treated as a true heir except, if there has been a divorce or separation. But, the children of the deceased or members of his in-laws (heirs reserving) will limit his rights.