Direction de l'immobilier de l'Etat[1] (DIE), formerly known as Service France Domaine, is a French government administration, which plays a central role in the property management of state-owned real estate in France. DIE acts as the owner of the state real estate, and advises various public administrations in activities related to real estate,[2] for instance by coordinating the real estate strategy for all ministries. DIE functions under the ministry for budget ([1]Ministère de l'Action et des Comptes Publics).
DIE is tasked with disposing property that is no longer used by the administrations, and which has become too costly or outdated to maintain. All in all, its real estate operations include buying, selling, renting, and development. Together with approximately 100 regional and local offices under the tax administration services, it performs all activities relating to the management of state property assets. The aims for DIE include to ensure that state property is efficiently managed, increasing the quality of public services, while at the same time reducing costs ; and also improving the working environment for government employees.
- ^ "Direction de l'Immobilier de l'État", Wikipédia (in French), 2020-04-16, retrieved 2020-05-26
- ^ OECD public governance committee, p. 20.