You have certainly already heard of Villa Montmorency, without perhaps never really understanding what it is. Well, take the most influential people in the country, and group them into a single neighborhood, where each family has a private mansion. In this ultra-monitored 6-hectare Parisian enclave, you can find everything. Artists, such as Mylène Farmer, Carla Bruni, Sylvie Vartanand Céline Dion (formerly Rika Zaraï), but also renowned businessmen like the Bolloré, the Afflelou and Arnaud Lagardère.
Carla Bruni fell in love with this “magical place“about twenty years ago, as she already confided to the Parisian. With Nicolas Sarkozy, and to take this time the information from Echosthey live in “a charming country house with a garden and one floor. According to the magazine, the singer decorated their interior “in an arty spirit, creating an eclectic decor where Art Deco furniture, Flemish canvases and musical instruments coexist. The dining room, which is in reality an elegant library, opens onto the kitchen.”
However, among the stars previously mentioned, several have decided to leave this very prestigious place. In 2014, we learned that Villa Montmorency is no longer as popular as it used to be. “Between the tax pressure and the anti-rich climate, some residents have desires elsewhere“, wrote Les Echos.
Sylvie Vartan has a 400m2 house at Villa Montmorency
“These owners are fed up with the anti-rich racism that is rampant in this country. They want to pay taxes but they can no longer stand being constantly singled out for their money. People tend to forget everything they contribute to the French economy“, analyzed for his part Roger Abecassis, director of the Real Estate Consultants agencies, for Vanity Fair. Les Echosthey were talking about “millionaire blues“.
Let us remember that this district – where several personalities from show business, politics and business reside (we have also seen famous footballers like Zlatan Ibrahimovic there) has more than a hundred houses, and that it was created in mid-19th century.
For her part, Sylvie Vartan has a 400m2 house there that she bought with Johnny Hallyday. The singer lives there most of the year, but also in Los Angeles. “For fifty years, she has divided her time between this cozy house purchased with Johnny Hallyday in 1974 and her other property in Beverly Hills.“, wrote last February Le Figaro. “Two houses, staff, trips, children… I would prefer to live in a hotel and order room service !“, the singer subsequently confided, explaining how she spent her money.
