Communal land is a (mostly rural) territory in possession of a community, rather than an individual or company[citation needed] .
This sort of arrangement existed in almost all Europe until the 18th century, by which the king or the church officially owned the land, but allowed the peasants to work in them in exchange for a levy.
The good management of this land is veiled by the group itself, which can revoke the right of use to a farmer if this one is using it badly or for the wrong means.
Some communal lands have high population densities, and as a consequence overgrazing by cattle and goats and soil erosion can occur.
[1] Since independence, in communal lands, schools have been established and expanded, roads tarred, and electrification has spread.