Public assets: occupation, use and management · France / Switzerland
Public-road boundary: acts, plans and parcel evidence
A public-road boundary dossier connects the road’s legal status to the relevant plans and requested act. France’s administrative alignment procedure must not be imported into Switzerland; Geneva uses its own cadastral-plan and boundary framework. Identify the competent authority and compare the current road footprint, parcels and physical references. Separate disputed private rights and building setbacks from the public-boundary question. A neighbouring-land survey is a different task.
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What boundary or cadastral act is available in this jurisdiction?
France: distinguish alignment plan and individual act under L112-1. Switzerland: Geneva Article 5 refers to cadastral plans and boundary marking; do not import the French administrative-alignment instrument as a Swiss procedure.
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Which road and public status define the request?
France: establish the road’s public status before using administrative alignment under L112-1. Switzerland: identify Geneva road dedication and actual status; a paved appearance does not alone establish the relevant public boundary.
Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1
What boundary or cadastral act is available in this jurisdiction?
France: distinguish alignment plan and individual act under L112-1. Switzerland: Geneva Article 5 refers to cadastral plans and boundary marking; do not import the French administrative-alignment instrument as a Swiss procedure.
Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1
Public-road boundary-act and plan comparison
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- Jurisdiction
- France
- Road and status
- Road V1, classification S1
- Parcel and plan
- Parcel P1, plan A1
- Act and authority
- Request D1, authority C1
- Survey and observations
- Record R1, observations O1
A neighbouring-land survey is a different task.
Which road plans, parcels and physical references must agree?
France: compare road plans, parcels and dated physical markers. Switzerland: retain the same evidence chain for the actual road; a wall or fence does not by itself resolve disputed legal boundaries.
Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1
Who may determine or attest the public boundary?
France: L112-4 supports an owner’s individual-alignment request to the competent road authority. Switzerland: identify the competent Geneva surveying or road process separately; receiving correspondence does not itself prove decision-making power.
Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1
Preparation reference: Public-road boundary-act and plan comparison
| Preparation question | Point to verify |
|---|---|
| Which road and public status define the request? | France: establish the road’s public status before using administrative alignment under L112-1. Switzerland: identify Geneva road dedication and actual status; a paved appearance does not alone establish the relevant public boundary. |
| What boundary or cadastral act is available in this jurisdiction? | France: distinguish alignment plan and individual act under L112-1. Switzerland: Geneva Article 5 refers to cadastral plans and boundary marking; do not import the French administrative-alignment instrument as a Swiss procedure. |
| Which road plans, parcels and physical references must agree? | France: compare road plans, parcels and dated physical markers. Switzerland: retain the same evidence chain for the actual road; a wall or fence does not by itself resolve disputed legal boundaries. |
| Who may determine or attest the public boundary? | France: L112-4 supports an owner’s individual-alignment request to the competent road authority. Switzerland: identify the competent Geneva surveying or road process separately; receiving correspondence does not itself prove decision-making power. |
Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1
How does the proposed line relate to the current footprint?
France: distinguish the requested boundary and current road occupation. Switzerland: reconcile documented boundary and actual use likewise; the tool records discrepancies rather than turning occupation into a property title.
Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
A public-road boundary dossier connects the road’s legal status to the relevant plans and requested act. France’s administrative alignment procedure must not be imported into Switzerland; Geneva uses its own cadastral-plan and boundary framework. Identify the competent authority and compare the current road footprint, parcels and physical references. Separate disputed private rights and building setbacks from the public-boundary question. A neighbouring-land survey is a different task.
Which private rights or disputed facts need a separate procedure?
France: keep private ownership, easements and disputed facts separate from alignment. Switzerland: the road framework also does not automatically resolve every private title dispute; retain the appropriate additional proceeding as an open question.
Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1
What notices, observations and decisions belong in the dossier?
France: connect request, observations and notified decision by date. Switzerland: retain equivalent correspondence and the actual competent act; an explanatory plan sent by a service is not automatically the final boundary determination.
Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1
Why is public delimitation distinct from private surveying and building setbacks?
France: public boundary, private demarcation and building setback concern distinct decisions. Switzerland: preserve those distinctions and the local procedure; one cadastral extract does not establish all construction or ownership rights.
Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1
Which official references should you consult?
- Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4www.legifrance.gouv.fr
- Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5silgeneve.ch
- Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1silgeneve.ch
Texts cited last checked: 3 November 2026
What other questions arise in this file?
What boundary or cadastral act is available in this jurisdiction?
France: distinguish alignment plan and individual act under L112-1. Switzerland: Geneva Article 5 refers to cadastral plans and boundary marking; do not import the French administrative-alignment instrument as a Swiss procedure.
Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1
Who may determine or attest the public boundary?
France: L112-4 supports an owner’s individual-alignment request to the competent road authority. Switzerland: identify the competent Geneva surveying or road process separately; receiving correspondence does not itself prove decision-making power.
Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1
Which private rights or disputed facts need a separate procedure?
France: keep private ownership, easements and disputed facts separate from alignment. Switzerland: the road framework also does not automatically resolve every private title dispute; retain the appropriate additional proceeding as an open question.
Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1
Why is public delimitation distinct from private surveying and building setbacks?
France: public boundary, private demarcation and building setback concern distinct decisions. Switzerland: preserve those distinctions and the local procedure; one cadastral extract does not establish all construction or ownership rights.
Code de la voirie routière : L112-1, L112-4Geneva LDPu L1 05 : 5Geneva LRoutes L1 10 : 1