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Article 559 of the French Civil Code

If a watercourse, whether state-owned or not, removes by a sudden force a considerable and recognisable part of a riparian field, and carries it to a lower field or to the opposite bank, the owner of the part removed may claim his property; but he is bound to make his claim within one year: after that time, he will no longer be eligible, unless the owner of the field to which the part removed has been united, has not yet taken possession of it.

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Article 559

Si un cours d’eau, domanial ou non, enlève par une force subite une partie considérable et reconnaissable d’un champ riverain, et la porte vers un champ inférieur ou sur la rive opposée, le propriétaire de la partie enlevée peut réclamer sa propriété ; mais il est tenu de former sa demande dans l’année : après ce délai, il n’y sera plus recevable, à moins que le propriétaire du champ auquel la partie enlevée a été unie, n’eût pas encore pris possession de celle-ci.

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