{"id":22283,"date":"2026-07-30T19:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22283"},"modified":"2026-07-30T19:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:00:18","slug":"george-and-amal-clooney-forced-to-evacuate-6000000-home-in-france-as-wildfires-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22283","title":{"rendered":"George and Amal Clooney forced to evacuate \u00a36,000,000 home in France as wildfires spread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/comp-1785411741.png?w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29260029\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The Clooneys have been forced to evacuate their French home as wildfires devastate the region (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/george-clooney\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/george-clooney\/\">George and Amal Clooney<\/a> have been forced to evacuate their idyllic French estate as devastating wildfires continue to <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/25\/220-000-evacuated-wildfires-approach-madrid-bordeaux-29220833\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/25\/220-000-evacuated-wildfires-approach-madrid-bordeaux-29220833\/\">tear through southern Europe.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood star, 65, and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/amal-clooney\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/amal-clooney\/\">human rights lawyer Amal<\/a>, 48, left their sprawling Provence home alongside their nine-year-old twins after flames threatened the area around the village of Brignoles.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than quietly slipping away, the couple shared an emotional message with Brignoles mayor Didier Br\u00e9mond, making clear their concern wasn\u2019t just for their own home.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Dear Didier, at this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment,\u2019 they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018As we evacuate Brignoles we want to emphasise two things. First, we hope you and the people of our city are safe, and second that Amal and I are committed to making sure that whatever happens to our village, we are part of this community and we\u2019ll be part of making it whole.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We love Brignoles and our friends who live there.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" data-track-module=\"article_video-player-with-related-carousel\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-responsive\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<video id=\"3688415\" class=\"video-js\" poster=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/28\/13\/1785242345601_8239478188044635.jpg\" data-opts=\"{&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;controls&quot;:true,&quot;createdDate&quot;:&quot;2026-07-28T13:19:09+0100&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:28,&quot;headline&quot;:&quot;Dramatic footage shows french firefighters' struggling to contain wildfire near 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data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/people.com\/george-and-amal-clooney-forced-to-evacuate-home-in-france-as-wildfires-burn-12030609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Clooneys\u2019 future in the area has become uncertain as wildfires <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/27\/apocalyptic-wildfires-now-just-nine-miles-bordeaux-29231686\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/27\/apocalyptic-wildfires-now-just-nine-miles-bordeaux-29231686\/\">continue to rage across<\/a> parts of France, Spain, and Greece amid scorching temperatures, prolonged drought and fierce winds.<\/p>\n<p>Around 3,000 people have been evacuated from the Brignoles area alone, while hundreds of thousands more residents and tourists have been forced to <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/25\/cairngorms-national-park-wildfire-declared-major-incident-hundreds-evacuated-29221205\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/25\/cairngorms-national-park-wildfire-declared-major-incident-hundreds-evacuated-29221205\/\">flee elsewhere across France and Spain. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in southern Europe, firefighters continue battling multiple blazes, with Greece suffering tragic losses as crews confront extreme conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The emergency is particularly heartbreaking for George and Amal because the Provence estate isn\u2019t simply a holiday bolthole.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_296737044-ef73.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29260017\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Amal Clooney and George Clooney attend 'The King's Trust 50th Anniversary Celebration' at Royal Albert Hall on May 11, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford\/WireImage)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The Clooneys\u2019 primary residence is in France (Picture: Neil Mockford\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The couple made France their primary home in 2021 after buying Domaine du Canadel, an 18th-century wine estate reportedly worth \u20ac7million. <\/p>\n<p>Set across 425 acres, the property boasts olive groves, a lake, formal lavender gardens, tennis courts, a swimming pool, and a 25-acre vineyard that has since become a genuine passion project.<\/p>\n<p>After teaming up with winemaker Laurence Berlemont, the Clooneys even released their own white and ros\u00e9 wines in 2024, embracing life in Provence.<\/p>\n<p>George has repeatedly spoken about why he wanted to swap Hollywood for the French countryside, revealing the move was driven by a desire to give his children as normal a childhood as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/movies\/a68136276\/george-clooney-jay-kelly-interview-2025\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/movies\/a68136276\/george-clooney-jay-kelly-interview-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Esquire<\/a> last year, he admitted he worried about raising them in <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" data-track-module=\"article_video-player-with-related-carousel\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-responsive\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<video id=\"3687125\" class=\"video-js\" poster=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/25\/10\/110246087-0-image-a-13_1784970197563.jpg\" data-opts=\"{\" autoplay=\"\" battle=\"\" to=\"\" contain=\"\" wildfires=\"\" raging=\"\" in=\"\" southwest=\"\" france=\"\" worked=\"\" throughout=\"\" the=\"\" night=\"\" try=\"\" and=\"\" push=\"\" back=\"\" spreading=\"\" through=\"\" southern=\"\" where=\"\" tens=\"\" of=\"\" thousands=\"\" residents=\"\" holidaymakers=\"\" have=\"\" been=\"\" evacuated=\"\" from=\"\" their=\"\" homes.=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/07\/25\/5191713652446609964\/480x270_MP4_5191713652446609964.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_306879455-b203.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29259209\" alt=\"A firefighter takes part in controlled burning operations in Le Porge, Gironde department, amid drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 30, 2026. REUTERS\/Sarah Meyssonnier\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Firefighters are continuing to battle multiple blazes across southern Europe (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018A good portion of my life growing up was on a farm, and as a kid, I hated the whole idea of it,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But now, for them, they\u2019re not on their iPads. They have dinner with grown-ups and have to take their dishes in. They have a much better life.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He also explained that France offered something Hollywood never could.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I was worried about raising our kids in L.A., in the culture of Hollywood,\u2019 George said. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018France \u2013 they kind of don\u2019t give a s*** about fame. I don\u2019t want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. 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built their family life around has survived.<\/p>\n<p>The Clooney\u2019s aren\u2019t the only celebrities affected by the fires, with <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/georgia-toffolo\/\">Georgia Toffolo<\/a>\u00a0and her husband, James Watt,<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/25\/georgia-toffolo-husband-james-watt-fled-cap-ferret-hours-wildfires-spread-29222103\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/25\/georgia-toffolo-husband-james-watt-fled-cap-ferret-hours-wildfires-spread-29222103\/\"> fleaing their French family holiday <\/a>mere hours\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/25\/220-000-evacuated-wildfires-approach-madrid-bordeaux-29220833\/\">before \u2018apocalyptic\u2019 wildfires hit<\/a>\u00a0and forced thousands to evacuate.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to her\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" 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So\u00a0many firefighters have been injured; it\u2019s just a really awful situation. It was just even when we were sat at lunch, it was growing in velocity.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/13\/amazon-prime-drops-6-episodes-criminally-neglected-dark-george-clooney-series-29123129\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Amazon Prime drops all 6 episodes of \u2018criminally neglected\u2019 dark George Clooney series<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Clooneys have been forced to evacuate their French home as wildfires devastate the region (Picture: Getty) George and Amal Clooney have been forced to evacuate their idyllic French estate as devastating wildfires continue to tear through southern Europe. 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