La Madrague, Private villa in Saint-Tropez, France.

La Madrague is a six-bedroom residence in Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera. Large windows and broad terraces overlook the Bay of Saint-Tropez with mountain views extending toward the Massif des Maures.

Brigitte Bardot bought La Madrague in 1958 for 24 million old francs, while she was filming La Femme et le Pantin in Seville; her parents, who already owned a residence in Saint-Tropez, visited the property for her. In 1963 she obtained an exceptional exemption from the coastal law to build walls out to the water's edge, creating a small private beach. In 1992 she donated the property to the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, keeping its usufruct.

Bardot named the house after her 1963 song "La Madrague", which alludes to the property. In 1966 Gunter Sachs had rose petals showered on it from a helicopter as a declaration of love. Sacha Distel, Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo were among the guests at parties that filled the Parisian press.

La Madrague is a private property on the Route des Canebiers, bordered by the beach; it cannot be visited. In summer, boat tours pass along the coast and the comings and goings on the beach beside the house are constant. Bardot obtained a 1963 exemption to build walls to the water's edge, forming a small private beach.

In 1963 Bardot obtained an exceptional exemption from France's coastal law, allowing her to build walls extending from her plot to the water's edge and forming a small private beach against the paparazzi. The property was donated to the Brigitte Bardot Foundation in 1992, and she kept its usufruct, saying she lived "at her animals' home"; the animals are buried in small graves in the garden.