Article | REF: C4695 V3

Coastal protection in France

Author: Jade ISIDORE

Publication date: May 10, 2010

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4. Conventional protection of areas of ecological interest

4.1 Management agreement for a state-owned site

  • Protecting the public maritime domain

    Since Roman times, the shores closest to the sea have been the object of specific protection, so as not to interfere with the requirements of navigation. They were considered public property (res publicae or ager publicus). In the Middle Ages (with varying fortunes due to the claims of lords and monastic communities), seashores became part of the royal domain.

    • The Edict of June 30, 1539 by François 1 er enshrines the inalienability and imprescriptibility of this part of the Crown domain.

    • The Edict...

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