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Article 683 of the French Civil Code

The passage must regularly be taken on the side where the path is shortest from the enclosed land to the public highway.

Nevertheless, it must be fixed in the place least harmful to the person on whose land it is granted.

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Article 683

Le passage doit régulièrement être pris du côté où le trajet est le plus court du fonds enclavé à la voie publique.

Néanmoins, il doit être fixé dans l’endroit le moins dommageable à celui sur le fonds duquel il est accordé.

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