French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceI. - The property of the section may not be divided between its members.
II. - Where several sections of a commune have an undivided property or where a commune has an undivided property with one or more sections, an undivided co-owner may request that the undivided co-ownership be terminated as far as he is concerned, by notifying the other sections or communes concerned of his decision.
A joint commission, chaired by a delegate appointed by the State representative in the département and made up of a delegate from each section or commune concerned, draws up, within one year, a draft definition of the lot or compensation to be allocated to the section or commune. The costs of the expert appraisal are borne by the requesting section or commune.
The section or commune receives, as a matter of priority, a lot located within its territory. It may claim, in return for compensation in money or in kind, the allocation of a lot whose value exceeds the share to which it is entitled when, for its proper management, this property must not be subdivided or when it is necessary for the commune's equipment or urbanisation policy.
If a section or a commune decides to end the indivision, no act modifying the value of the property and what is attached to it may take place during the period between the request to end the indivision and the allocation of the constituted lot.
In the absence of notification of a draft within the period of one year provided for in the second paragraph of this II or in the event of persistent disagreement after the expiry of a period of one year from the date on which the section or commune was informed of the draft drawn up by the joint commission, the expropriation judge, to whom the matter is referred by one of the interested sections or communes, shall rule on the allocation of the lot or on the value of the compensation.
