Clooneys Evacuate French Estate as Wildfire Burns Nearby — SkimNews
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- George and Amal Clooney evacuated their Domaine du Canadel estate in Brignoles in the Var, purchased in 2021 and now their primary residence, as a wildfire threatened the area this week
- Clooney wrote to Brignoles mayor Didier Bremond that the couple "do not know whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment" while pledging to stay in the community and help rebuild regardless of the outcome
- The French government awarded the Clooneys and their nine-year-old twins French citizenship in December, formalizing a family relocation Clooney has previously linked to escaping paparazzi and urban life for their children
- The wildfire broke out Wednesday afternoon and burned roughly 130 hectares (321 acres), prompting the evacuation of some 600 residents and injuring four firefighters, local officials said
- Clooney told Esquire earlier this year that raising his twins on the French property meant "they're not on their iPads" and "have dinner with grownups and have to take their dishes in"
Why it matters: The Brignoles blaze burned 130 hectares and forced 600 evacuations alongside the Clooneys, with four firefighters injured — a localized but costly French wildfire season that has now personally displaced one of the country's newest celebrity-citizen families whose primary residence sits in the fire zone.
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