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Article 691 of the French Civil Code

Continuous servitudes which are not apparent, and discontinuous servitudes which are apparent or not apparent, can only be established by title.

Even immemorial possession is not sufficient to establish them, although servitudes of this kind already acquired by possession, in countries where they could be acquired in this way, cannot now be attacked.

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Article 691

Les servitudes continues non apparentes, et les servitudes discontinues apparentes ou non apparentes, ne peuvent s’établir que par titres.

La possession même immémoriale ne suffit pas pour les établir, sans cependant qu’on puisse attaquer aujourd’hui les servitudes de cette nature déjà acquises par la possession, dans les pays où elles pouvaient s’acquérir de cette manière.

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