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22:35 May 22, 2012 

Yes, you are right and also about the link between versant and watershed. However, I don't think this is only about water run-off. It is probably also about the unsightliness of the abandoned roadway and embankments. Land drainage works would be needed to prevent the run-off being a nuisance and there would be some resulting costs. I live on the side of a small mountain and we have just had days of very heavy rain. This has not caused me any problem though I do wish I had already installed the water butts.

16:35 May 22, 2012 

Yes, sorry - it should be "délaissés" and I agree with your definition of this

15:43 May 22, 2012 

If you do a Google search in French on « délaisses de voirie » all 427 results returned include "délaissés de voirie".
To catch a thief you must think like a thief, to understand what someone is saying you have to think from HIS viewpoint.
These bits of disused roads, sloping roadsides etc do in fact "abut, border, are adjacent to or contiguous with". But what is of concern for the auteur of this text is the fact the some or all of the surrounding ground is sloping towards the future building site, which could mean serious troubles in heavy rain.

14:55 May 22, 2012 

Beg to disagree Daryo, but "versent" does not necessarily mean a fluid is involved. In this case it is road construction debris which "spill" on the construction site. As in "déverser".

14:50 May 22, 2012 

is explicitly a slope - along the edge of a road.
Here "versent" is a conjugation of "verser" as in "verser de l'eau"
When talking about the shape of a mountain the "versant" is simply a "slope" along which the water flows ("verse"). Knowing if the slope is facing the Sun "l'adret" or is in the shadow "l'ubac" does help in finding your way, but not much. A good map and a compass is a better bet.
Pour revenir à nos moutons:
The problem these people are facing lies in the shape of the surrounding ground - water from the neighbouring terrain is going to flow/drain into their site.

14:20 May 22, 2012 

I think "versent" has nothing to do with water or draining in this case.
As in "versant" for a hill or mountain, it just shows an orientation.

14:16 May 22, 2012 

means simply "road no longuer in use"
QUOTE:
A l'occasion de travaux routiers ou autoroutiers, en milieu interurbain, d'anciennes portions de voirie ne sont plus utilisées et sont délaissées par le maître d'ouvrage en fin de travaux.
Ces « délaissés » .....
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