Service cantonal de la jeunesse

What Service cantonal de la jeunesse does

Pompes funèbres Patrick Quarroz is a full-service funeral home headquartered in the old town of Sion, canton of Valais, Switzerland, operating under the website servicefunebre.ch. The firm provides end-to-end funeral services 24 hours a day, including body preparation and conservation, religious or civil ceremony organization, burial, cremation, exhumation, international repatriation by hearse or air, and post-death administrative procedures with civil and religious authorities. It also supplies coffins, urns, natural and silk flowers, custom coffins/urns, and funeral monuments, and offers funeral pre-planning through partner Terralevis SA. Notable equipment assets include a 2020 hybrid Mercedes corbillard marketed as environmentally respectful and a Maserati corbillard described as unique in Switzerland.

The company operates through a main office in Sion and a partnered funeral chapel and mortuary facility in Vétroz operated with Centre Funéraire, supported by a network of approximately 19 collaborators including a director, secretary, accounting staff, funeral advisors, and regional representatives covering most sub-regions of Valais (Evolène, Nendaz, Veysonnaz, Conthey, Savièse, Sion, Ardon, Val d'Hérens, Chamoson, St-Pierre de Clages). Multilingual capabilities cover French, Upper Valais German, and Portuguese for repatriation services. Director Patrick Quarroz serves as President of the Association Valaisanne des Entreprises de Services Funèbres.

Revenue is generated through quote-based, one-time professional service fees, hardware sales (caskets, urns, flowers, monuments), and pre-planned funeral contracts, with payment facilities offered to families. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, driven by local reputation, 24/7 availability, regional representative presence, and earned media coverage in RTS television and Nouvelliste newspaper. The business is founder-owned and managed, with no external institutional investors or parent company.

Name

Service cantonal de la jeunesse

Legal name

Pompes funèbres Patrick Quarroz

Website

https://servicefunebre.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pompes funèbres Patrick Quarroz is a full-service funeral home in Sion, Valais, Switzerland, providing 24/7 body preparation, burial, cremation, ceremony organization, repatriation, and pre-planning services to bereaved families across the canton through a network of regional representatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sion

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Funeral Organization Services: One-time professional services for funeral organization including body preparation, ceremony organization, transportation, administrative procedures, and mortuary care.
2. Funeral Pre-planning (Prévoyance funéraire): Pre-planned funeral arrangements sold through partner relationship and advisory consultations.
3. Funeral Supplies: Caskets, urns, flowers (natural or silk), personalized coffins or urns, funeral monuments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Full-service funeral home providing 24/24 funeral organization and bereavement support to families in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Core services include body preparation, burial and cremation, religious or civil ceremony organization, administrative procedures with civil and religious authorities, international repatriation, plus the supply of caskets, urns, flowers, and funeral monuments. Hybrid Mercedes hearse (2020) and unique Maserati hearse form the differentiated transportation fleet.

Product overview

Pompes funèbres Patrick Quarroz is a full-service funeral home offering a comprehensive suite of services including 24/24 availability, body preparation, funeral ceremonies (religious or civil), burials, cremations, and international repatriation. The company operates a funeral chapel facility in Vétroz and provides related products such as coffins, urns, and funeral monuments. Services are delivered through a team of regional representatives across Valais. Equipment includes a hybrid Mercedes hearse (2020) and a unique-in-Switzerland Maserati hearse. The company also offers pre-planned funeral arrangements through its partner Terralevis SA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Funeral Services (Pompes Funèbres) Full-service funeral home offering 24/24 availability, body preparation (toilette, habillage, mise en bière, soins de conservation), burial (inhumation), exhumation, cremation, religious or civil ceremony organization, and administrative procedures with civil and religious authorities for bereaved families.
• Hybrid Mercedes Hearse Hybrid hearse providing silent and environmentally respectful transportation for the deceased. Introduced as a 2020 novelty and offered as part of the firm's fleet.
• Maserati Hearse Premium Maserati-branded hearse described as a unique model in Switzerland, offered to families at the same tariff as traditional hearses.
• Repatriation Services International repatriation of the deceased by auto-corbillard (hearse) or airplane to all countries, coordinated with multilingual staff.
• Funeral Pre-Planning (Prévoyance Funéraire) Pre-planned funeral arrangements allowing individuals to organize their future funeral services in advance, delivered in partnership with Terralevis SA.
• Funeral Chapel (Chapelle Funéraire) Modern, intimate funeral complex space in Vétroz with a funeral chapel, mortuary chamber, and preparation room available for ceremonies, visitations, and body preparation, operated in partnership with Centre Funéraire.
• Coffins, Urns and Flowers Supply of coffins, urns, natural and silk flowers, with custom coffins and urns available upon request.
• Funeral Monuments Custom monument and memorial stone services for gravesites.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Prévoyance funéraire TerraleviscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecommended partner for funeral pre-planning services. Operates website www.prevoyance-funeraire.ch. Marie-Claude Quarroz serves as funeral pre-planning advisor through this partner relationship.
• Pompes Funèbres CrosetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFuneral service partner based in Vaud (Aigle and Bex). Cross-referral relationship between Valais and Vaud cantons for families requiring services in either region.
• Centre FunérairecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates the funeral chapel (Chapelle funéraire) and mortuary facilities at Chemin du repos 21, Vétroz. Provides additional ceremony and preparation space for clients. Phone: 027 346 93 93.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• OGF: France's largest funeral services group with nationwide branches. Comparable as a broad European incumbent offering funeral organization, cremation, and pre-planning products across regional markets, similar in service mix to the anchor firm.
• Dignity plc: UK-listed funeral services group operating Dignity Funerals and Funeral Partners. Directly comparable on the multi-brand, full-service funeral + pre-arranged funeral plan model that Patrick Quarroz also pursues.
• Service Corporation International: North America's largest funeral, cremation, and cemetery services operator. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering the full stack (funeral home, cremation, pre-planning) at scale across many local brands.
• Park Lawn Corporation: Canadian-listed death care provider with cemeteries, funeral homes, and cremation operations across North America. Comparable on the integrated death-care + pre-planning product set that Patrick Quarroz offers.
• StoneMor Inc. US death care company combining cemeteries, funeral homes, and cremation services. Comparable on integrated cemetery/funeral/monument offerings (Quarroz also sells funeral monuments) and pre-need merchandise.
• Carriage Services: US-listed death care provider operating funeral homes, cemeteries, and cremation businesses. Comparable on the multi-location, full-service funeral + cemetery/monument offering that Patrick Quarroz emulates in microcosm.
• Foundation Partners Group: US private equity-backed funeral and cemetery operator with a multi-brand, multi-region portfolio. Comparable on the strategy of consolidating independent, locally trusted funeral businesses under a parent.
• Funeral Partners Limited: UK funeral services consolidator operating regional funeral brands. Comparable as a roll-up acquirer of small, founder-owned funeral homes - a model relevant to Patrick Quarroz's potential expansion strategy in Valais.

Direct peers

• Pompes Funèbres Croset: Family-run funeral home based in Aigle and Bex (Vaud canton). Already a documented cross-referral partner, making it the most directly comparable small Swiss regional peer with similar service scope and family-business structure.
• Centre Funéraire: Operator of the funeral chapel and mortuary facilities in Vétroz that Pompes funèbres Patrick Quarroz already partners with for ceremonies. Comparable as a same-region death-care facility provider serving the same Valais clientele.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/service-cantonal-de-la-jeunesse

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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