Article 1382 of the French General Tax Code
The following are exempt from property tax on built properties: 1° Buildings owned by the State and local authorities, when they are assigned to a public service or of general utility and do not produce income, in particular: Palaces, châteaux and national buildings, the Palais-Bourbon and the Palais du Luxembourg; The Panthéon, the Hôtel des Invalides, the Ecole militaire, the Ecole polytechnique, the Bibliothèque nationale; Buildings allocated to the accommodation…