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[Susannah]

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a communal path

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Proposed re-establishment of disused footpath

We are looking for guidance and advice here. Anyone who has experienced a similar situation and/or who is familiar with by-laws and ‘french conventions’ relating to public and private land ownership we would be interested to hear from. The situation: My wife and I purchased a property in the Drome about two years ago and we were immediately aware of a disused public path which ran adjacent to our property and into the woods behind. We understood that the path had been unused for at least thirty six years and that the entrance into the woods was blocked by overgrown vegetation and fallen trees, etc. We could clearly see that this old path area which abutts our house and runs down the side of the house to the main road provides ample parking and access to our garage and hangar barn. We were also told that this strip of land that doubled as a public right of way was the responsibility of the Marie. Ok, so this year we happen to sell a plot of land (which is unconstructable) and lies…