diff --git a/examples/parallel_grid.rs b/examples/parallel_grid.rs
index a756543..9ae2cc5 100644
--- a/examples/parallel_grid.rs
+++ b/examples/parallel_grid.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//? mpirun -n {{NPROCESSES}} --features "serde"
+
 use mpi::{
     collective::SystemOperation, environment::Universe, topology::Communicator,
     traits::CommunicatorCollectives,
diff --git a/examples/test_parallel_io.rs b/examples/test_parallel_io.rs
index 7d86746..5f1e4a4 100644
--- a/examples/test_parallel_io.rs
+++ b/examples/test_parallel_io.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//? mpirun -n {{NPROCESSES}} --features "serde"
+
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 use mpi::{collective::CommunicatorCollectives, environment::Universe, traits::Communicator};
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
diff --git a/examples/test_partitioners.rs b/examples/test_partitioners.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b90abe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/test_partitioners.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+//? mpirun -n {{NPROCESSES}} --features "coupe"
+
+use mpi::{
+    collective::SystemOperation, environment::Universe, topology::Communicator,
+    traits::CommunicatorCollectives,
+};
+use ndelement::types::ReferenceCellType;
+use ndgrid::{
+    grid::local_grid::SingleElementGridBuilder,
+    traits::{Builder, Entity, Grid, ParallelBuilder, ParallelGrid},
+    types::{GraphPartitioner, Ownership},
+};
+
+
+fn run_test<C: Communicator>(comm: &C, partitioner: GraphPartitioner) {
+    let n = 100;
+
+    let mut b = SingleElementGridBuilder::<f64>::new(2, (ReferenceCellType::Quadrilateral, 1));
+
+    let mut i = 0;
+    for y in 0..n {
+        for x in 0..n {
+            b.add_point(i, &[x as f64 / (n - 1) as f64, y as f64 / (n - 1) as f64]);
+            i += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut i = 0;
+    for y in 0..n - 1 {
+        for x in 0..n - 1 {
+            let sw = n * y + x;
+            b.add_cell(i, &[sw, sw + 1, sw + n, sw + n + 1]);
+            i += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    let rank = comm.rank();
+    let grid = if rank == 0 {
+        b.create_parallel_grid_root(comm, partitioner)
+    } else {
+        b.create_parallel_grid(comm, 0)
+    };
+
+    // Check that owned cells are sorted ahead of ghost cells
+
+    let cell_count_owned = grid
+        .local_grid()
+        .cell_iter()
+        .filter(|entity| entity.is_owned())
+        .count();
+
+    // Now check that the first `cell_count_owned` entities are actually owned.
+    for cell in grid.local_grid().cell_iter().take(cell_count_owned) {
+        assert!(cell.is_owned())
+    }
+
+    // Now make sure that the indices of the global cells are in consecutive order
+
+    let mut cell_global_count = grid.cell_layout().local_range().0;
+
+    for cell in grid.local_grid().cell_iter().take(cell_count_owned) {
+        assert_eq!(cell.global_index(), cell_global_count);
+        cell_global_count += 1;
+    }
+
+    // Get the global indices.
+
+    let global_vertices = grid
+        .local_grid()
+        .entity_iter(0)
+        .filter(|e| matches!(e.ownership(), Ownership::Owned))
+        .map(|e| e.global_index())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    let nvertices = global_vertices.len();
+
+    let global_cells = grid
+        .local_grid()
+        .entity_iter(2)
+        .filter(|e| matches!(e.ownership(), Ownership::Owned))
+        .map(|e| e.global_index())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    let ncells = global_cells.len();
+
+    let mut total_cells: usize = 0;
+    let mut total_vertices: usize = 0;
+
+    comm.all_reduce_into(&ncells, &mut total_cells, SystemOperation::sum());
+    comm.all_reduce_into(&nvertices, &mut total_vertices, SystemOperation::sum());
+
+    assert_eq!(total_cells, (n - 1) * (n - 1));
+    assert_eq!(total_vertices, n * n);
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let universe: Universe = mpi::initialize().unwrap();
+    let comm = universe.world();
+
+    if comm.rank() == 0 {
+        println!("Testing GraphPartitioner::None");
+    }
+    run_test(&comm, GraphPartitioner::None);
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "coupe")]
+    if comm.rank() == 0 {
+        println!("Testing GraphPartitioner::Coupe");
+    }
+    #[cfg(feature = "coupe")]
+    run_test(&comm, GraphPartitioner::Coupe);
+}