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When you say mobile structures, what sort of hings have you seen farmers do? Just simply caravans or anything else?
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Basically, caravans. Another neighbor got around the "no building" rule by using an old caravan as a shelter for his pony. He took the wheels off and put the thing up on blocks to make it a bit more stable for the additional weight. (It's a fat pony.) Odd sidebar: If you have animals quartered on agricultural land, you're supposed to be able to get around the prohibition on building anything if you are building a (required) shelter for the animals. However there is a brisk business in portable horse shelters that are very movable.
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Local water and sewer system? The jammy devil! We had looked at alternative options for that to be honest because I think that lies on the rather obvious side of illegality.
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I suspect you're right. It shouldn't be legal, but no one seems to bother him about it. I figure it's better than having him peeing and pooping in the woods like a bear. He has also fenced off his property, which you aren't supposed to do without consulting with the neighbors. (Anything to keep his sheep out of our garden!)
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Not too sure what the cadastre and POS are though To be honest, I'm about ready to pull my hair out. You wouldn't think it'd be so bloody hard to make something that will essentially cause no problems to anyone.
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The cadastre is the official registry of land in the town. Not just deeds to land, it includes detailed maps of how the parcels are distributed on the land. The POS is basically the plan for "zoning" except they don't call it "zoning" in France - which parcels can be built on, which are residential, which are commercial or agricultural or any other usage designations they have. It includes lots of detail, like what percentage of a parcel is buildable. You really have to go in to the mairie and ask about the restrictions on whatever parcel of land you're thinking about because some of the regulations are bizarre.
Check the local hunting regulations, too, since you don't want to put your caravan in the line of fire. (I suspect that may be one of the reasons they require any structure be "portable" - so they can make you get out of the way of the hunters, who carry tremendous political clout in France.)
Cheers,
Bev