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Article 1019 of the French Civil Code

Where a person who has bequeathed the ownership of an immovable, has subsequently increased it by acquisitions, such acquisitions, even if contiguous, shall not, without a new provision, be deemed to form part of the legacy.

The same shall not apply to embellishments, or new constructions made on the bequeathed land, or to an enclosure of which the testator has increased the enclosure.

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Article 1019

Lorsque celui qui a légué la propriété d’un immeuble, l’a ensuite augmentée par des acquisitions, ces acquisitions, fussent-elles contiguës, ne seront pas censées, sans une nouvelle disposition, faire partie du legs.

Il en sera autrement des embellissements, ou des constructions nouvelles faites sur le fonds légué, ou d’un enclos dont le testateur aurait augmenté l’enceinte.

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