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In france, I think if it's above 1m, it's yours, if it's below, it belong to the state.
by sametmax 8y ago
In france, I think if it's above 1m, it's yours, if it's below, it belong to the state.
- benj111 8y agoThat sounds backwards? That broach (or just rubbish?) I found that's probably worthless I have to hand over. The priceless historical/cultural artifact? The state isn't interested. The only benefit I can see is encouraging people to declare larger finds, rather than splitting them up.
- freddie_mercury 8y agom probably means meter here. It sounds like you are reading it as million. But it is a great example of why using abbreviations is almost always a bad idea on the Internet. It saves the one author a few tenths of a second but wastes time for thousands of readers when ambiguity strikes.
- sametmax 8y agoYep. I forgot NH is mostly american, and they don't use the metric system. 1m in Europe would obviously be one metter, but 1M one million, and 1min one minute. I'll avoid saving a few keystrokes next time, it's not worth it.
- benj111 8y agoOk thanks, I'm British for what its worth (so we have metres and miles!). So if something is found buried deeper than a metre it belongs to the state? That makes some sense.
- sametmax 8y agoYes, if I recall well, it's not even about treasures, it's just that above 1m, the land is private, and below, it's public.
- anticensor 8y agoDoes this mean you are not allowed to construct underground floors at all?
- sametmax 8y agoYou can, so I assume it's part of the permit you request from the city concil.
- staticautomatic 8y agoHow do mineral rights work in France then?