mike151 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 does anyone know the legal distance from a boundary that you can plant hedges/trees, i've heard mentioned 1.5m, but in a small garden thats a big bit of land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 As it was explained to me Mike, the neighbour has to have sufficient room on your side, to tend to his boundary (fence/hedge etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 The rules on hedging vary from commune to commune - you should ask at your Mairie. A typical ruling might be a maximum height of 2 metres, planted no less than 1 metre from your boundary. This would enable you to maintain both sides of your hedge without having to enter your neighbour's property.Chrissie (81) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Hi, it's not true that the distance changes from commune to commune, there is a national law on this which was explained in full in a French gardening magazine, complete with diagrams, earlier this year.I've got it as a .pdf file and if you email me privately, I'll send you a copy as I've done to several other people on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike151 Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 may i explain that i erected the fence about 100mm on my side of the red markers put in by a geometre when i bought the land, which is in fact a large field, ive already planted up things 1.5 m inside of this so i hope i'm ok as the other boundary has his forrest coming right up to the fence i'm about to erect along the line of my red markers.i'd also like to plant this up in case they ever chop the forrest down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Have a look at this link for more info.Edit whoops[:$] Try this one: http://www.leparticulier.fr/vdq/logement/lire_fiche.asp?id_index=41&oparent_index=7&id_fiche=180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Interesting...But it looks like a Belgian site. Are the rules exactly the same in France?Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomacher Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 [quote user="Tony F Dordogne"]I've got it as a .pdf file and if you email me privately, I'll send you a copy as I've done to several other people on here.[/quote]Hi Tony, could you email the pdf file to [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 [quote user="Loiseau"]Interesting...But it looks like a Belgian site. Are the rules exactly the same in France?Angela[/quote]Not quite sure why it seems Belgian... It is the site of a French monthly consumer / financial magazine. I susbcribe to it and find it very useful for all sorts of info... I have recommended it in the forum before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 If it is Belgian, there are no rules that cannot be bent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I have just seen this thread and funnily enough I asked this question at the Marie today. I was told today that you must plant 2 metres from the boundary of your property. I assume you could grow whatever you want with no height restrictions in a rural situation if it is at least 2 metres away. However, I stupidly didn't think to ask the question on height restrictions.[:$]Our problem on this part of our property is EDF. They come through and cut all of the trees about 30 metres wide for the electricity poles that just come to our house. So we must talk to them and hopefully come to an arrangement where they don't cut them down but only trim if necessary, hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Still happy to send the file I have to people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Hi Tony, I would like very much to receive it, if it's not too much trouble. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Email me privately and I'll send you a copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 [quote user="Tony F Dordogne"]Email me privately and I'll send you a copy.[/quote]Hi Tony, I did send an e-mail yesterday so don't know if you received it but as it turns out I probably don't need it anyway. I don't know if this will help anyone else but I spoke to EDF and they said as long as the trees are at least two metres from the lines it is OK. That includes any trees planted underneath and along the sides. I was also told at the Maries yesterday as I mentioned, that any trees that we planted needed to be at least two metres from our boundary. So it appears to me at least, in our situation, two metres is the magic number. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I did send you the file yesterday.And you're right, 2 meters is the magic number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I never received it. Unfortunately, this wouldn't be the first time I've had problems receiving e-mails with Onetel, particularly accessing it from France. Sometimes they do eventually show up. Thank you for taking the time to send it to me in any case. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 'it's not true that the distance changes from commune to commune, there is a national law on this which was explained in full in a French gardening magazine, complete with diagrams, earlier this year.I've got it as a .pdf file and if you email me privately, I'll send you a copy as I've done to several other people on here'.Hello Tony,Do you still have the article?Thanks Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 As mentioned in this thread...Local by-laws may apply in regard to the planting distance. Check at the mairie.If there are no by-laws, Art.671 of the code civil applies:Trees over 2m high should be planted no closer than 2m from the boundary (distance measured from the centre of the trunk)Tree under 2m high should be planted no closer than 0.50m from the boundary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 [quote user="knee gel"] Hello Tony, Do you still have the article? Thanks Chris[/quote]Yes Chris, send me an email with your email address in it and I'll send a copy on to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Hi Tony,I've pm'd you. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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