Property & housing
Chefferie
Chiefdom and customary authority
A decentralised territorial entity led by a customary chief. Communities hold customary land rights collectively, and the chief's recognition is what makes an allocation stick locally — whatever the state register says.
What it does
- Customary authority over land
- Governing locally through an elected council
No counterpart recorded for France yet
We hold this body, but nothing has been verified as its equivalent in the other country. Ask for it and an editor will look.