Overview
- The resident found the stash in May while digging a swimming pool on private land in Neuville-sur-Saone, eastern France.
- Local reporting said the hoard comprised five gold bars and numerous coins sealed in plastic bags.
- Authorities said records indicate the gold was legally acquired and refined roughly 15–20 years ago.
- The previous owner of the property has died, leaving the reason the gold was buried unknown.
- Coverage contrasted the French ruling with a February case in the Czech Republic where hikers’ gold find was transferred to the Museum of East Bohemia.