Johnny Depp Lists His French Estate for $26 Million

The Private Estate of Johnny Depp in Plan de la Tour, near Saint -Tropez, is on the market for sale and includes the actor’s furniture, books, art and other personal items.

The Wall Street Journal Article-Johnny Depp French Estate For Sale | by CANDACE TAYLOR | June 18, 2015 2:24 p.m. ET

Actor Johnny Depp is putting his estate in the South of France—a former village with more than a dozen buildings—on the market for €23.056 million, or about $26 million.

The sale includes Mr. Depp’s furniture, books, DVDs, art and many of the actor’s other personal belongings, according to Côte d’Azur Sotheby’s International Realty, the firm listing the property.

Near the village of Plan-de-la-Tour, the tiny hamlet that now comprises Mr. Depp’s estate had been largely deserted for decades. When Mr. Depp purchased the roughly 37-acre parcel in 2001, “it was in a pretty rough state,” said Alexander Kraft, chairman and CEO of Sotheby’s International Realty France. Mr. Depp spent about $10 million restoring and updating the structures, which were likely constructed in the early 1800s from natural stone and wooden beams, with terra-cotta roofs.

The estate centers around a village square, with a church that Mr. Depp converted into a guest house; a former confessional is now a wardrobe. There’s also a restaurant with a full professional kitchen, which Mr. Depp used as “basically the dining room,” Mr. Kraft said. Other buildings in the square include a laundry building and a garage, all made to look like local businesses, Mr. Kraft said.

Mr. Depp did much of the decorating himself rather than hiring a designer, Mr. Kraft said. A wine cave in the main house has a “Pirates of the Caribbean” motif, with skulls and brightly colored scarves.

The main house is a rambling structure of about 4,300 square feet, with five bedrooms, 3½ bathrooms and an art studio where Mr. Depp painted. There are also several cottages that are used for guests, Mr. Kraft said, as well as a covered wagon that Mr. Depp outfitted with a bathroom and kitchen.

There are two swimming pools, as well as a gym and a skate park with a halfpipe that Mr. Depp built for his son.

Mr. Depp had spent extensive time at the property with his two children and former partner, French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, Mr. Kraft said. Mr. Depp married actress Amber Heard in February.

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