The Oscar-winning actor George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife, Amal Clooney, have been officially made French citizens in a move that seems to confirm their departure out of the Los Angeles limelight.
The news, established through a naturalization decree in the official gazette of the French government, the Journal Officiel, on December 29, 2025, is the last phase in the life of the family changing towards an isolated and more European way of life.
The 64-year-old actor and the 47-year-old lawyer have also been granted citizenship together with their eight year old twins, Alexander and Ella, making them dual US-French citizens.
The question of Citizenship & Legal Transition: Why Now?
The Clooneys have obtained a passport that is not only changed, but a permanent legal interest on French land. The French Foreign Ministry said that the couple was allowed to become citizens under a special route known as Distinguished Service. This will enable the naturalization of foreign citizens who bring into play the international presence and outreach of the French culture.
Key Legal Details:
Journal Officiel: The decree was enacted in the end of December 2025, legalizing their residency.
Amal Alamuddin Clooney: In Amal’s maiden name, which was the usual way of entering a decree in the French civil books, she is listed.
• Strict Process: Regardless of their popularity, the Interior Ministry stated that the couple had passed the routine security checks and integration interviews.
2. The Motivation of the Privacy Shield.
Most celebrities are mobile due to taxes or climate, but George Clooney has recently expressed a different concern, which is Article 9 of the French Civil Code. Clooney in a candid interview conducted with RTL Radio said that the number one attraction to his family was the stringent privacy laws in France.
In contrast to the United States, where paparazzi can pull around the school gate due to the effect of the culture of Hollywood, in France, the law does not permit the publication of the images of minors unless their parents provide direct consent. In this case, they do not take pictures of children, as Clooney told the station. There are no paparazzi lurking at the school gates. That’s a legal fortress for us.” 3.
Life in Domaine du Canadel: The Gentleman Farmer.
The Domaine du Canadel, a beautiful 18 th -century wine estate just outside the medieval village of Brignoles in Var region of Provence is the new home base of the family.
Estate Highlights:
• Scale: a 425 acres isolated paradise with olive gardens and decorative lake.
• The Vineyard: Clooney has exchanged movie sets with mixes and has collaborated with world-renowned wine consultant, Laurence Berlemont (who has worked with Brad Pitt in Miraval).
• The Wine: The estate is now making white and rosé wine with Vermentino grape with the first bottles bearing the brand name of La Bastide Saint-Georges to the market.
Clooney has adopted the gentleman farmer lifestyle, and he has admitted that his French is still horrible, he has had 400 days of lessons, but his children are already fluent in the language, they even speak it so often to make sure their father does not know.
4. Planned Retaliation in the American West Coast.
This citizenship news is the completion of an intentional withdrawal out of the United States. The Clooneys, over the last ten years, sold their main homes in Los Angeles and Mexico, which gave reason to believe that they would never have time to relocate again.
Although still keeping an apartment in New York, villas in Lake Como, Italy and England, Provence has become the main center of education of the twins and their childhood. According to Clooney, who was interviewed by Esquire, France… they do not care about fame. My children eat with adults and bring their meals home. The life they lead here is far better.
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