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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Right of way

Article 685

…by thirty years of continuous use.The action for compensation, in the case provided for in Article 682, is time-barred, and the passage may be continued, although the action for indemnity is no longe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: How easements are established

Article 693

There is a destination of the father of the family only when it is proved that the two pieces of land currently divided belonged to the same owner, and that it was by him that things were put in the s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title IV: Land easements or services

Article 639

It derives either from the natural situation of the premises, or from obligations imposed by law, or from agreements between owners.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Party walls and ditches

Article 663

Each person may compel his neighbour, in towns and suburbs, to contribute to the construction and repair of the fence separating their houses, courtyards and gardens in the said towns and suburbs: the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: How easements are established

Article 695

The title constituting the servitude, in respect of those which cannot be acquired by prescription, can only be replaced by a title recognising the servitude, and emanating from the owner of the servi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Use and habitation

Article 636

The use of woods and forests is regulated by specific laws.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title IV: Land easements or services

Article 637

An easement is a charge imposed on an inheritance for the use and benefit of an inheritance belonging to another owner.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Right of way

Article 683

The passage must regularly be taken on the side where the path is shortest from the enclosed land to the public highway. Nevertheless, it must be fixed in the place least harmful to the person on whos…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Easements established by law

Article 649

Easements established by law have as their object the public or communal utility, or the utility of private individuals.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Easements established by law

Article 651

The law subjects owners to different obligations towards each other, independently of any agreement.

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