No - just a strong NE Scotland one 
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We need a firm who do travaux autoroutiers, of which there are just two in this region - both are branches of national firms. I suspect the problem is they donāt want to/need to deal with individuals since theyāll get plenty of work from councils etc.
It seems the overhead cable is known about by the Marie who have no issues with it - and its been there pre 1980 seemingly.
Look also for entreprise voirie et rƩseaux. - you might find smaller, more local and more willing firms.
At the very least, you will need to discover the provenance of the Poles and the Cable.
If the overhead cable was put in place by/for the Electricity Providerā¦ they (EP)need to be contacted re the decision of your Mairieā¦ as they will be responsible for this new Work.
Farmers sometimes lay low-voltage cables along/across the ground on chemins, to power their electric fencing for various fieldsā¦ but that is not what we are talking about in your case.
From a chat with my Mairieā¦ it is āunlikelyā that a private person would have been allowed to string a power cable over a public roadā¦
Letās face itā¦ going underground is not a cheap thing to doā¦ so you need to be convinced it IS your responsibility before you take any further stepsā¦
Was anything mentioned in the property purchase package, way back whenā¦
Whatever the outcomeā¦ this will cost a pretty pennyā¦ and even more if the wrong person does the workā¦ so find out the facts of the situation, would be my adviceā¦
What you are referring to is obtaining a new ābranchement dĆ©finitifā.
The installation/s being supplied will have to obtain an Attestation de ConformitĆ© from CONSUEL before the new meter is āmise en serviceā i.e. switched on/made live.
Even if @Highlander is prepared to have an entirely separate electricity contract (& therefore extra costs) for the gƮtes they may not have the wherewithal to get the installation/s up to scratch to gain the necessary attestation.
No question mark over provenance. The Marie says it has been there for 40+ years and the communeās oldest resident says it has been there for as long as she can remember (and sheās about 90). When we initially started looking at replacing the poteaux we contacted ENEDIS. They sent someone out who stated categorically it had nothing to do with them. It was a private supply so it was up to us to sort out a replacement.
The mains supply goes into our barn and is then split - one branch to the main house, and the other across the road to the gites and pool. So it is our responsibility.
Weāve never let the gites - they are just used for family and friends - so their power isnāt as important as the power for the pool.
We know there are two options - underground, or a new supply.
Both come with costs - our preference is underground (according to our electrician - French - private supplies underground like this isnāt that uncommon). This means we donāt get landed with unsightly supply boxes on the facade of the house. And saves the service charges on a supply which really is only pool usage.
The gites/pool etc were created 2008 and met all requirements re electricity regs again in 2014. Our electrician reckons if anything is needed it would be minor. He also points out that there would just be a 50-50 chance of a Consuel inspection. He finds half of all his referrals are done as a tick box, and even when the other half result in an inspection thereās nothing too much to worry about.
What Iām trying to get is comparable costs for the two types of installation.
Update: I eventually got someone to call the only three firms within the area doing this work.
And thatās seemed to be a waste of time. Two said theyād get someone to call her and never did
The third - the area office of a national firm firm - said : send us some photos of the site so we can quote
Photos duly taken and sent off - and again zero.
Iām now hoping against hope that itās the August holidays that are to blame and someone will react in September (but Iām not holding my breath )
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Very dangerous supposition that.
What is and why