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Catherine Shoard

George and Amal Clooney evacuate from French house: ‘We do not know whether our beautiful home will survive’

Aerial view of a yellow stone estate with terracotta roofs, swimming pool, and manicured grounds surrounded by trees. The Clooney estate in Brignoles
Chez Clooney … Domaine du Canadel, in Brignoles. Photograph: FRAT/BEST IMAGE/BACKGRID

George and Amal Clooney have been forced to evacuate their home in south-eastern France as a wildfire burned nearby, his agent confirmed to Associated Press on Thursday.

The Clooneys bought their hilltop estate, Domaine du Canadel, in Brignoles in the Var in 2021 and it has since become their primary residence. Last December, the French government awarded the whole family – including the couple’s nine-year-old twins – French citizenship.

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