Ferme générale

saltworks

The gabelle () was a very unpopular French salt tax that was established during the mid-14th century and lasted, with brief lapses and revisions, until 1946. The term gabelle is derived from the Italian gabella (a duty), itself originating from the Arabic word (, "he received").

causes of the conflict

The taille () was a direct land tax on the French peasantry and non-nobles (Third Estate) in Ancien Régime France. The tax was imposed on each household and was based on how much land it held, and was paid directly to the state.

historical tax collection system in France

one of the several city walls of Paris