Perspective of the Implementation of the Urban Land Register (ULR) in the Department of Plateau in Benin

The Urban Land Registry (ULR) is a land management tool. Nowadays, the land question is topical and arises in almost all the cities of especially West Africa. This research has made it possible to analyze the prospect of the establishment of the Urban Land Register (ULR) in the Plateau department. The data used are socio- anthropological data relating to land management; land practices, land transfers; taxes and land registration fees, land disputes. The study of population growth in the Plateau Department was carried out using data from the RGPH (1 to 4). In total, 117 heads of households and 15 resources persons made up of local elected officials were surveyed. These data were processed using SPSS IBM version 21 software for processing. In the Department of Plateau, the Urban Land Register (ULR) is a land information system (SIF), allowing the collection, processing and use of tax, urban and land data at plot level via a device IT according to 89% of respondents. Thus, the cartography of the ULR is therefore developed from the basic unit "plot". This complete documentation on the territory of the Plateau department does not exist, it will have to be put in place according to 83% of the respondents. The ULR makes it possible to identify taxpayers of property taxes, who claim to be “presumed owners”, and to quickly increase tax revenue, without waiting for a land reform (72%). However, the establishment of the ULR in the Plateau department does not only have advantages; it also has limitations. Thesis limits could stem from “local logics” and the appropriation of the ULR.