Article L2224-38 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
I.-Municipalities are responsible for creating and operating a public heating or cooling network. This activity constitutes an industrial and commercial public service, managed according to the procedures defined in section 1 of this chapter. This responsibility may be transferred by the municipality to a public body of which it is a member. This public establishment may have the project management of this network carried out by another public establishment. II.-Territorial…