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Article L2223-7 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

After the five-year period, disused cemeteries may be leased by the communes to which they belong, but on condition that they are only sown or planted, without any excavation or foundation for building constructions being made until otherwise ordered.

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Article L2223-7

Passé le délai de cinq ans, les cimetières désaffectés peuvent être affermés par les communes auxquelles ils appartiennent, mais à condition qu’ils ne soient qu’ensemencés ou plantés, sans qu’il puisse être fait aucune fouille ou fondation pour des constructions de bâtiment jusqu’à ce qu’il en soit autrement ordonné.

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