Garde champêtre
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A garde champêtre is a combination of forest ranger, game warden
Game warden
A game warden is an employee who has the role of protecting wildlife. Game wardens may also be referred to as conservation officers or wildlife officers...

 and police officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...

 in certain rural communes in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. They report to the local mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

. Many of these officers wear green uniforms and many carry firearms. They fall under the general supervision of the Gendarmerie.

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