Oligarchs on the French Riviera

The French government says it has frozen more than half a billion euros’ worth of opulent mansions of Russian billionaires

Château de la Croë


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FRANCE
5km 3 miles
CÔTE D’AZUR
Cannes
Cap d’Antibes
Antibes
Cagnes-sur-Mer
Nice
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Mediterranean Sea
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1 Château de la Croë
Purchased about two decades ago by Roman Abramovich, who has spent over $165 million on renovations

2 Villa Hier
Property linked to Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov. Acquired for $140 million in 2008

3 Villa Altair
Served as wedding venue for commodities tycoon Andrey Melnichenko in 2005

4 La Chabanne and Lusetto
Two side-by-side villas acquired by Alexander Ponomarenko in 2008 for $92 million

5 Villa Nellcôte
Steel tycoon Victor Rashnikov reportedly acquired Belle Epoque mansion in 2007 for $91 million

6 Vadim Moshkovich’s mansion
Moshkovich is founder and controlling shareholder of Russia’s agricultural conglomerate Rusagro


Source: Bloomberg
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