--- title: The Most Expensive House in the World Is Up for Sale description: Bloomberg reports the Villa Les Cedres in France could be the most expensive residential sale in history with a $410 million listing authors: - name: Jennifer Calfas url: https://money.com/author/jennifer-calfas/ at_money_since: 2017 articles: 339 covers: - Housing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Personal Finance - Pets - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/jencalfas former_staff: true published: '2017-10-12T16:27:13.000Z' modified: '2017-10-12T16:27:13.000Z' section: Housing tags: - luxury real estate - onetime word_count: 249 canonical: https://money.com/most-expensive-house-villa-les-cedre/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Exclusive: The Most Expensive House On Earth](https://img.money.com/2017/10/villa-12.jpg) *Chandeliers hang over armchairs and tables as 19th century portraits in ornate frames adorn the walls of a sitting room inside the Villa Les Cedres, a 187-year-old, 18,000-square-foot, 14-bedroom mansion set on 35 acres, in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017.* A luxurious mansion in the south of France is poised to become the most expensive sale of a residential home in history with a $410 million listing price, according to [*Bloomberg*](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-10-12/look-inside-villa-les-cedres-the-most-expensive-house-for-sale-now). Built in 1830 in the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat near Nice, Villa Les Cèdre sits on 35 acres decorated with 14,000 different species of plants, a man-made pond filled with lily pads, a bronze statue of Athena and 300-year-old olive trees, according to *[Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-10-12/look-inside-villa-les-cedres-the-most-expensive-house-for-sale-now)*. The 18,000 square-foot mansion also boasts views of Villefranche-sur-Mer near Nice and the Maritime Alps. Inside, the walls are decorated with portraits and a library in the home houses 3,000 books on plants, according to *Bloomberg*, which [took a tour of the estate](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-10-12/look-inside-villa-les-cedres-the-most-expensive-house-for-sale-now). The property was purchased by the mayor of Villefranche-sur-Mer in 1850, when it was an olive tree farm. It also [was a holiday home](http://fortune.com/2016/08/24/villa-les-cedres-draftkings/) for Belgium King Leopold II when he bought the property in 1904. After he died, the Marnier-Lapostolle family, who make [Grand Marnier Liquer](http://grand-marnier.com/), owned the property, where they grew exotic plants and oranges to help create their product for decades. In 2016, Italian distiller Davide Campari-Milano SpA acquired Grand Marnier's parent company, thus taking ownership of Villa Les Cèdres. Campari put the property up for sale, which, at one point was reportedly listed for $1 billion — which *Bloomberg* reports was merely a rumor. The property is close to others owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and award-winning composer Andrew Lloyd Weber, *Bloomberg* said. Take a look inside the mansion below: ![Exclusive: The Most Expensive House On Earth](https://img.money.com/2017/10/villa-13.jpg) *Palm trees line the lawn avenue in the private gardens leading to the Villa Les Cedres, a 187-year-old, 18,000-square-foot, 14-bedroom mansion set on 35 acres, in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. With a list price of 350 million ($410 million), the owner, the Italian distiller Davide Campari-Milano SpA, is betting that the houses combination of history, luxury, and a prime location along the coast of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat will be enough to make it the most expensive residential sale in history. Photographer: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images* ![Exclusive: The Most Expensive House On Earth](https://img.money.com/2017/10/villa-3.jpg) *Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images* ![Exclusive: The Most Expensive House On Earth](https://img.money.com/2017/10/villa-5.jpg) *Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images* ![Exclusive: The Most Expensive House On Earth](https://img.money.com/2017/10/villa-7.jpg) *Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images* ![Exclusive: The Most Expensive House On Earth](https://img.money.com/2017/10/villa-9.jpg) *Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images* ![Exclusive: The Most Expensive House On Earth](https://img.money.com/2017/10/villa-10.jpg) *Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images* ![Exclusive: The Most Expensive House On Earth](https://img.money.com/2017/10/villa-4.jpg) *Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images* ![Exclusive: The Most Expensive House On Earth](https://img.money.com/2017/10/villa-101.jpg) *Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images* 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