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What was happening in France 10, 50 and 100 years ago in December
A look back at events from the final month of the year 1924, 1974 and 2014
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Discover French magical Christmas châteaux in the Loire valley
Chateaux in the Pays de la Loire work together to provide festive cheer and local towns join in the festive fun
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Few French newspapers were founded before 1945
Many newspapers were deemed to have collaborated during World War Two
Who owns fallen tree branches?
We have a number of large oak trees around the perimeter of our property. In recent storms some of the branches fell into the grounds of our neighbour’s property. Can we have them back (for firewood) or does our neighbour now have the right to keep them? C.E.
Honorary avocat Gérard Barron from Boulogne-sur-Mer said the branches overhanging a property continue to belong to the owner of the tree (although the neighbour has certain rights to cut them back) but once they have dropped they belong to the owner of the property on which they have fallen, so no, you cannot claim them.
He added that to recover the fallen branches, you would have to enter the neighbour’s property, which would be trespassing (intrusion illicite).