Perpetual graves are meant to offer a loved one a place in the cemetery for an unlimited time. But in reality, the graves are not really eternal. They even become a burden for mayors who attempt abandonment procedures.
Recently, the municipal council of Cramans voted to abandon this type of concession. The only possibility now for the deceased is therefore a concession of thirty years. Since then, about twenty small plaques have flowered on tombs in an apparent state of abandonment. Wild grasses, growing mosses,…