Article R2213-49 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
In communes with a State police force, surveillance operations are carried out, under the responsibility of the mayor, by a national police officer; the proceeds of the shifts are paid into the State budget. In other communes, surveillance operations are carried out by a gard-champêtre or a municipal police officer delegated by the mayor. The vacation is payable only in communes where surveillance is carried out by the officials mentioned…