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Article 644 of the French Civil Code

Any person whose property borders a running water, other than one declared to be a public domain dependency by article 538 under the heading “De la distinction des biens”, may use it as it passes for the irrigation of his properties.

A person whose inheritance this water crosses may even use it in the interval that it passes through, but on the condition that it is returned, on leaving his land, to its ordinary course.

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Article 644

Celui dont la propriété borde une eau courante, autre que celle qui est déclarée dépendance du domaine public par l’article 538 au titre ” De la distinction des biens “, peut s’en servir à son passage pour l’irrigation de ses propriétés.

Celui dont cette eau traverse l’héritage peut même en user dans l’intervalle qu’elle y parcourt, mais à la charge de la rendre, à la sortie de ses fonds, à son cours ordinaire.

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