Why did you create this cooperative?
“During my various professional experiences, I co-directed a nursing home in western Lyon. There I was confronted with death, which made me question the place of death in our lives. I discussed it with those around me, in particular with a friend who had just experienced the death of a loved one. His experience encouraged me to delve deeper into the role and relationship that we can have with professionals in the funeral industry. Particularly on the aspects that I care about, such as the place of ecology in funerals and their personalization. »
Is prior training necessary?
“Yes, training provided by an organization providing training in funeral professions and approved by the prefecture is compulsory. I followed it for three months, and to complete it, I worked at the public funeral center in Lyon Métropole, where I ran an agency. »
What are the essential goals of the Lyon Funeral Cooperative?
“We want, within the framework of respecting legal constraints, to organize funerals as the families want them while satisfying them economically and ecologically. For example, to save money, we suggest using family fabrics to replace the padding and, in the event of cremation, using a container, provided that the closure is airtight, or having the coffin carried by members of the family. family… The cost of the funeral can thus be reduced by several hundred euros. For the ecological aspect, we recommend coffins made from a local type of wood (pine) and without the injection of non-obligatory chemicals. »
What are the specificities for your cooperative?
“In addition to the aforementioned values, we support families for all types of use, with or without religion. We want them to have a single point of contact for the entire funeral process. And some time after these, we meet the families if they wish in order to comfort them by pointing them to support associations. We have 90 cooperators. To join, simply accept our charter and pay 50 euros, the value of the share. The cooperative has two reception locations by appointment: in Villeurbanne – 34, rue Decomberousse – and in Francheville – 40, avenue de la Table de Pierre. »
Lyon funeral cooperative at 07.44.78.33.19. www.cooperativefunerairedelyon.fr
