Garde champêtre
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Organization
Their job is to report to the local mayor. Many of these officers carry firearms (they commonly face poachers, many of whom are themselves armed) and other weapons. Mayors decide which weapons to provide them with, but Script error: No such module "Lang". can purchase, retain and carry a much wider range of weapons than the urban police Script error: No such module "Lang". are allowed. They are not under the supervision of the Gendarmerie but under the mayor's, their employer.
History and future development
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Uniforms and rank insignia
Their uniforms are not regulated and are at the mayor's discretion; they are traditionally green. The only compulsory element of their dress is a metal badge or cloth patch bearing the words: "LA LOI" (the law), the name of the commune and that of the Script error: No such module "Lang"..[2] They cannot legally wear the dress attributed to the Script error: No such module "Lang". (navy blue with a light blue trimming).
| Insignia (2017-Present)[4] |
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| Rank (2017-Present) |
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| English | Senior Chief Rural Warden | Chief Rural Warden | ||
| Insignia (2012-2017) |
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| Rank (2012-2017) |
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| English | Senior Chief Rural Warden | Chief Rural Warden | Rural Warden | Trainee Rural Warden |
| Insignia (-2012) |
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| Rank (-2012) |
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| English | Senior Chief Rural Warden | Chief Rural Warden | Rural Warden | Trainee Rural Warden |
