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Article 253
Titre XI:
De la Distinction et de la Nature des Biens
(On the Distinction and Nature of Property)
Tous les biens sont meubles ou immeubles.
Life lesson:
The law begins with the simplest of truths: everything you own either moves or stays put. From that single distinction, an entire legal architecture follows.
Notes:
Opening article of Title XI. Foundational binary classification of all property — meubles (movable) vs. immeubles (immovable). Mirrors Code Napoléon Art. 516.