US EditionMan Leaves €10M Fortune to French Town Sharing His Name, Despite Never Visiting
- An eccentric French millionaire, Roger Thiberville, left his €10m fortune to a village sharing his name, Thiberville, despite never visiting it.
- The mayor of Thiberville, Guy Paris, initially thought the inheritance was a practical joke.
- The village plans to use the money to pay off debt and improve local facilities, including a school and a church.
- The town will not pay inheritance tax, and Thiberville's ashes will be placed in the village cemetery.
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Man Leaves $10.2M to Place He Never Visited
Roger Thiberville's last name came from the small French town of Thiberville, in Normandy, but Thiberville had never actually visited Thiberville. Even so, he left his entire $10.2 million fortune to the town when he died in August at age 91, the Guardian reports. Thiberville, whose family owned vineyards...
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Man Bequeaths €10 Million To Normandy Village Sharing His Name Although He Never Visited It
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In an astonishing bequeathment which occurred in France, a man gave in his will over €10 million to a village in Normandy, although it is not known that he had ever visited or had any connection to it – except for it sharing his name. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to […]
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