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Article 668 of the French Civil Code

A neighbour whose inheritance adjoins a non-dividing ditch or hedge cannot compel the owner of that ditch or hedge to surrender the common ownership to him.

The joint owner of a party hedge may destroy it up to the boundary of his property, on condition that he builds a wall on that boundary.

The same rule applies to the joint owner of a party ditch that is used only for fencing.

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Article 668

Le voisin dont l’héritage joint un fossé ou une haie non mitoyens ne peut contraindre le propriétaire de ce fossé ou de cette haie à lui céder la mitoyenneté.

Le copropriétaire d’une haie mitoyenne peut la détruire jusqu’à la limite de sa propriété, à la charge de construire un mur sur cette limite.

La même règle est applicable au copropriétaire d’un fossé mitoyen qui ne sert qu’à la clôture.

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