In 2002, the Town Hall of Nainville-les-Roches (Essonne) took over a concession in perpetuity in the cemetery of the town. To the great dismay of a member of the family of the deceased buried in the vault acquired by his grandfather in 1929. The 70-year-old man had learned of the existence of the concession in 2010, before the death of his father, details The Parisian this Wednesday. The funerary monument, in an abandoned state, was removed by the municipality in 2015.
13 years earlier, the Town Hall had reported a tombstone “covered with moss and lichen”, names which “were no longer legible” and a total lack of maintenance. The resumption of a concession in perpetuity is authorized by the General Code of Local Authorities under these conditions and if the concession is more than 30 years old. As for the funerary monument, it had been destroyed, having not been claimed.
“Disgusted to leave ancestors under the stars”
The septuagenarian visited the site for the first time in 2020 after conducting research on his family. It was at that moment that he learned of the town hall's decision. In 2022, his request to cancel the recovery and reconstitute the monument was refused, in particular because of the expired deadline. “I am disgusted to leave ancestors out in the open,” lamented the septuagenarian.
