The gabelle (French pronunciation: ​[ɡabɛl]) was a very unpopular tax on salt in France that was established during the mid-14th century and lasted, with brief lapses and revisions, until 1946.

Who made the gabelle?

One of the most oppressive and intolerable tax burdens was the Gabelle - the salt tax levied by the French Kings.

What was the gabelle French Revolution?

gabelle, form of tax in France before the Revolution of 1789—in particular, from the 15th century onward, the tax on salt. In the 14th century the gabelle denoted any tax on the sale of consumer goods; an ordinance of 1360 made it a permanent tax.