Article L5222-5 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
When the division decided by the municipal councils pursuant to articles L. 5222-2 and L. 5222-3 or resulting from the withdrawal of a commune from the joint ownership concerns property used for pastoral or forestry purposes, the communes concerned are obliged to create a public establishment or to join an existing public establishment, the purpose of which is to guarantee the unity of management and development of the said property….