This summer was marked by a tragic disappearance, that of his famous mother Françoise Hardy. Thomas Dutronc has since poured out his thoughts in the columns of Paris Matchreturning to this woman so loved and so important to him, but also to his “companion“, to which he proclaims his love in a title of his latest album. The romantic confidences of the artist, son of Jacques Dutronc, are rare. And in his heart we find a place that he has much less difficulty in evoking: Corsica.
In Gala in 2023, he mentioned this pied-à-terre bought in Corsica about ten years ago, “because my girlfriend had a house there. By spending time there, I ended up settling in“, he specified. It is at Figaro that on September 14, he spoke again about Corsica and his connection with this precious island.I love spending Christmas here, confides Thomas Dutronc. But I like to come in the summer too. There are people, but I swim in a place where there is no one in the morning. It’s a bit like my land.“
Thomas Dutronc on Corsica: “I feel attached to this place”
A love legacy. Indeed, few are those who ignore the unbreakable link between Jacques Dutronc and the Isle of Beauty. Settled for more than 50 years in Corsica, he lives in a house located in the village of Monticello, in Balagne. A residence surrounded by olive trees and visited by countless cats.I first came when I was 1 month old, Thomas Dutronc informed our colleagues. The mountain, the perfumes… I feel attached to this place. There are many friends of my father with whom I had strong bonds.”
Where does Thomas Dutronc live in Corsica?
He also talks about his friends, as well as the new generation in which he is also making new acquaintances. Close to his father, he decided a few years ago to buy a pied-à-terre 20 minutes from his home, in Monticello. He thus left the Paris region for Lumio, a pretty village on the heights of Calvi, only twenty minutes from his father’s home. Does he visit his father a lot?Yes, I see him once or twice a week. He doesn’t move much anymore when it’s hot, it’s bad for his heart, says Françoise Hardy’s son. Otherwise, he’s fine. We don’t talk about the elephant in the room at all when we see each other. Or from time to time, to say: ‘What are we going to do with Mom’s ashes?’ I think he’s affected but he doesn’t show it at all. I understand that, I’m the same way. The emotion is buried but it can come flooding back all of a sudden..”
