Hollywood actor George Clooney, his wife Amal Clooney, and their two children have evacuated their home in southeastern France as destructive wildfires continue to spread across the country. Clooney shared an emotional message expressing concern for both his family’s home and the local community, saying they have no way of knowing whether the property will survive the blaze.
Clooney family flees French residence as fires spread
George and Amal Clooney said in a letter to the town’s mayor that they had left their home in Brignoles, in southern France, according to a report by USA Today. “Dear Didier, at this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment,” the letter read.
“As we evacuate Brignoles, we want to emphasise 2 things,” the couple wrote. “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’ll be part of making it whole. We love Brignoles and our friends who live there,” George wrote. Besides their home in France, the Clooneys also own properties in England, Italy and Kentucky.
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Clooney has spoken previously about choosing to raise his family in France for a quieter, more private upbringing away from the constant attention that comes with life in Hollywood. Over the years, the family has grown deeply attached to Brignoles, making this evacuation particularly difficult. George and Amal, who share nine-year-old twins Alexander and Ella, made the French countryside their primary family residence last year and were granted French citizenship in 2025.
A wildfire crisis fuelled by extreme heat
This year’s wildfires in France have been driven by severe heatwaves, extreme drought and powerful winds. Contributing factors include record-breaking temperatures exceeding 41-43°C (110°F), fast-spreading fires through dry pine forests, and dangerous pyrocumulonimbus “fire clouds” that produced erratic winds and lightning.
The fires reportedly began around July 22 and tore through the southwestern Gironde and Landes regions near Bordeaux. President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly described it as the country’s most severe wildfire crisis since World War Two.