The Le Pens are once again at the heart of French news. Fortunately, this time, it’s not because of their political opinions, but rather thanks to an unprecedented real estate transaction. Want to know more ? We tell you everything.
The Le Pen family occupies an important place in the French socio-political landscape. It’s a clan with a great notoriety among French supporters of the National Rally formerly called National Front and beyond. Indeed, between 1972 and 2019 father Jean-Marie Le Pen and his daughter Marie Le Pen were at the head of this political party. Today they are making headlines media for a completely different reason. Are you wondering what it is? We reveal to you why the Le Pen family is once again at the center of attention.
The Le Pen villa has a new owner
A good deal
The Le Pens are coming out of a real estate transaction which makes them millionaires. The family of politicians separated from their villa located in Rueil-Malmaison in Les Hauts-de-Seine in the heart of the France-Île region where Jordan Bardella settled. She achieves a good deal which benefits the whole clan: Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marie Le Pen and Yann Le Pen. The outcome of this process, which dates from November 13, 2023, has been revealed. A new reason to rob the spotlights on this family whose political positions are talked about.
The amount paid by the new owners
Father Le Pen and his two daughters sold their property to two influential men well known to the French. It is François Durvyethe general manager of Otium Capital and Pierre-Edouard Stérin, the billionaire who is especially talked about for his positions against voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion). They had to pay 2.5 million euros for this residence to be in the name of the real estate company which they both have.
The intriguing fact
It turns out that the ex-owners of the Candy box as it had been baptized achieved a very good deal. In fact, they are selling this property for more than three times its initial purchase price. It’s a masterstroke on the part of the Le Pens. This villa cost only 720,000 euros when Jean-Marie fell in love in 1965. Nearly six decades later, the property generated nearly 2 million euros in revenue. profit.
Everything you need to know about the Bonbonnière
A highly coveted property
La Bonbonnière has been known as belonging to the Le Pens for several decades. This is not the case since the house in which Jean-Marie Le Pen lives was in location for 25 years. Nearly 22 years after occupying it, in 1987, Jany Le Pen’s husband decided to part with it. He sells his villa for 2 million including repurchase clauses which allow him to buy back his property with ease. At the end of a legal battle undertaken by his daughters in 2012, the family recovered their house by spending only 720,000 euros.
The characteristics of the Bonbonnière
The Le Pen stronghold is a family setting endowed with a lot of charm according to the economic magazine Capital. The house has a garden with conifers with an area of 1600 m2 and a pretty swimming pool. It is a 300 m2 residence which is two stories high and contains nine rooms. That’s not all ! In addition, there is an outbuilding of 54 m2 within the property. This property has nothing to envy of the famous Montretout manor in Saint-Cloud. THE comfort is there.
The beneficiaries of the sale
This sale, which generated nearly 1.8 million in profit, benefits each member of the Le Pen clan. Jean-Marie Le Pen, the father of the family, gets away with biggest share. Marie Le Pen, who has her haven of peace in Brittany, and her sister come out with equal shares. THE amounts which accrue to them successively are 890,000 euros and 445,000 euros for the other two. There is therefore reason to rejoice at the way things have turned out eleven years after the long legal battle.
