Overview
- The courts seized the Moulin de Cossy in Giverny as part of enforcement of long‑running financial judgments against Patrick and Isabelle Balkany.
- Judicial receivers imposed a five‑figure monthly occupancy indemnity reported at more than €10,000, which the couple did not pay and which triggered the eviction.
- Le Parisien reported that the couple were expelled from the mill just before France's winter eviction moratorium, and AFP confirmed the removal while saying the expulsion is being treated as temporary.
- Patrick and Isabelle Balkany, in their late seventies, were convicted in 2023 for hiding assets from the tax authorities and face prison terms, fines, and orders to repay millions, which underpin the current enforcement actions.
- Journalists could not reach the couple and they are said to be staying with friends as authorities and the seized‑asset agency consider next steps for occupancy and asset recovery.