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Portrait of Jacques Chirac

Photo: Christian Lambiotte, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Jacques Chirac

The former French president spent his year-end holidays in Taroudant for years.

  • From: France
  • Known as: other
  • Their tie: keeps coming back, holidays
  • When: 1990s–2014

The story

Jacques Chirac was a regular at the Gazelle d'Or hotel in Taroudant, often for the end-of-year holidays, and was seen with his wife Bernadette at the town's church. As his health failed he switched to Agadir, closer to hospitals.

Where in Morocco

  • Taroudant (La Gazelle d'Or): his usual hotel for year-end holidays
  • Agadir: later holidays, near hospitals
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. www.bladi.net/gazelle-d-or-hotel-jacques-chirac-maroc,47754.html
  2. fr.le360.ma/people/chirac-en-vacances-au-maroc-dans-une-residence-du-roi-19597/

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