Levied on the value of land ownership (common in southern France).
It began in the Middle Ages as a payment from peasants to their lords in exchange for protection. By 1439, during the Hundred Years' War, King Charles VII made it a permanent royal tax to fund a standing army.
When describing a person, taille refers to how tall they are (e.g., "Quelle est ta taille ?" for "What is your height?").
