POPEȘTI-LEORDENI · ILFOV
We are a family funeral home based in Bucharest. We come to the town of Popești-Leordeni day and night, usually arriving within 40–60 min of your call, and an essential package starts from 4,900 RON. We collect from home, hospital or care home and handle the paperwork for you.
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Data source: OpenStreetMap (updated September 2026). Distances and travel times are automatic estimates; we confirm them on the phone.
Distances are by road from the centre of the place (OSRM, normal traffic, estimate).
Popești-Leordeni is a town south-east of Bucharest and shares a border with the city. Popești and Leordeni are districts of the town.
How a funeral works, step by step, and which papers are needed: our full guide to funeral services.
Popești-Leordeni has 5 cemeteries with known names: Cimitirul Catolic, Cimitirul ortodox Popești-Leordeni, Cimitirul Popești-Leordeni nou and Cimitirul Catolic Popești-Leordeni. Addresses and distances from the town centre are in the table.
| Cemetery | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CemeteryCimitirul Catolic | Addressconfirmed by phone | Notes5.2 km · 11 min from the town centre · Christian |
| CemeteryCimitirul ortodox Popești-Leordeni | Addressconfirmed by phone | Notes6.1 km · 13 min from the town centre · Orthodox |
| CemeteryCimitirul Popești-Leordeni nou | Addressconfirmed by phone | Notes6.5 km · 13 min from the town centre · Orthodox |
| CemeteryCimitirul Catolic Popești-Leordeni | Addressconfirmed by phone | Notes5.7 km · 13 min from the town centre · Christian |
| CemeteryCimitirul Leordeni | AddressStrada Breaza | Notes6.3 km · 13 min from the town centre · Christian |
Popești-Leordeni has no emergency hospital of its own; the nearest emergency hospitals are Spitalul Clinic de Urgență Sfântul Ioan and Spitalul Clinic de Urgență "Bagdasar-Arseni" (distances in the table). If the death occurs there, we collect from the hospital morgue, and the paperwork is done at the civil-status office of the sector or town where the hospital is.
Hospital address: Spitalul Clinic de Urgență Sfântul Ioan — Șoseaua Vitan-Bârzești 13, Bucharest.
| Hospital | Driving distance | Time (normal traffic) |
|---|---|---|
| HospitalSpitalul Clinic de Urgență Sfântul Ioan | Driving distance8.8 km | Time (normal traffic)17 min |
| HospitalSpitalul Clinic de Urgență "Bagdasar-Arseni" | Driving distance9.3 km | Time (normal traffic)18 min |
Popești-Leordeni has 6 churches, 3 of them Orthodox. The funeral service is usually held at the family's parish, for example Biserica „Nașterea Maicii Domnului"; Biserica „Sfinții Arhangheli Mihail și Gavril” and Biserica Vintilă Vodă. We coordinate the service time with the priest and the transport to the cemetery.
Other denominations: Biserica catolică „Sfânta Maria” (Christian); Biserica Romano-Catolică (Christian) and Oratoriul Sf. Leonardo Murialdo (—). We organise the ceremony according to the family's rite.
| Church | Denomination | Address |
|---|---|---|
| ChurchBiserica „Nașterea Maicii Domnului" | DenominationRomanian Orthodox | AddressStrada Viilor |
| ChurchBiserica „Sfinții Arhangheli Mihail și Gavril” | DenominationRomanian Orthodox | AddressStrada Breaza 36 |
| ChurchBiserica Vintilă Vodă | DenominationRomanian Orthodox | AddressStrada Unirii 26 |
| ChurchBiserica catolică „Sfânta Maria” | DenominationChristian | AddressStrada Merilor 5 |
| ChurchBiserica Romano-Catolică | DenominationChristian | AddressStrada Sfântul Leonardo Murialdo 1 |
| ChurchOratoriul Sf. Leonardo Murialdo | Denomination— | AddressStrada Sfântul Leonardo Murialdo 1 |
The death certificate is issued by the civil-status office: Primăria Popești-Leordeni. We prepare the file, and go to the counter with you or file on the family's behalf.
For a pensioner's funeral allowance: Ilfov County Pension House.
For inheritance or powers of attorney (for example when the family is abroad) there is a notary office in Popești-Leordeni: Achim Florentina Loredana.
| Type | Institution | Address | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeCivil status | InstitutionPrimăria Popești-Leordeni | Address— | Hours— |
| TypeNotary | InstitutionAchim Florentina Loredana | Address— | Hours— |
Popești-Leordeni has one care home for the elderly. When a death occurs in a care home, staff call the doctor to certify it and the family freely chooses the funeral home — we collect from the home at any hour (see death in a care home in Popești-Leordeni).
Measured by road from the town centre in normal traffic. At peak hours add 30–50 %.
| Destination | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| DestinationVitan-Bârzești crematorium (Bucharest) | Distance8.8 km | Time17 min |
| DestinationBellu cemetery (Bucharest) | Distance12.7 km | Time23 min |
DN4 (Șoseaua Olteniței), the Bucharest ring road (DNCB) and the A0 ring motorway run through Popești-Leordeni. Source: OpenStreetMap.
What each package includes and what it costs: funeral packages, with prices. For an estimate for your case: the cost calculator. Transport from Popești-Leordeni is listed separately on the quote.
DISTANCES
| Destination | km | minutes | Visual comparison of duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitan-Bârzești crematorium | 8.8 | 17 | |
| Bellu cemetery | 12.7 | 23 | |
| Cimitirul Catolic | 5.2 | 11 | |
| Cimitirul ortodox Popești-Leordeni | 6.1 | 13 | |
| Cimitirul Popești-Leordeni nou | 6.5 | 13 | |
| Cimitirul Catolic Popești-Leordeni | 5.7 | 13 |
Source: OSRM, normal traffic, estimate.
FREQUENT QUESTIONS
Yes. We organise the funeral in Popești-Leordeni from collection to the cemetery: the paperwork, the coffin and the service, for example at Biserica „Nașterea Maicii Domnului" (Strada Viilor).
Usually 40–60 min for an emergency, day and night. From the town centre to the Vitan-Bârzești crematorium it is 8.8 km (about 17 min).
At Cimitirul ortodox Popești-Leordeni or at any cemetery in Bucharest where the family has a plot. Cremation takes place at the Vitan-Bârzești crematorium, 8.8 km away (about 17 min); we arrange the booking and the transport.
At the civil-status office (starea civilă): Primăria Popești-Leordeni. If the death is at the nearest emergency hospital in Bucharest, Spitalul Clinic de Urgență Sfântul Ioan (8.8 km), the paperwork is done at the civil-status office of the hospital's sector. We prepare the file.
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