Camille Faget | |
Camille Faget on her 110th birthday in 2023. | |
Birth: | 18 July 1913 Villeneuve-de-Marsan, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
Age: | 111 years, 136 days |
Country: | FRA |
Validated |
Camille Carmel Faget (née Duprat; born 18 July 1913) is a French supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Camille Faget was born as Camille Carmel Duprat in Villeneuve-de-Marsan, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, on 18 July 1913, where she has lived her entire life.
On 21 September 1936 in Villeneuve-de-Marsan, at the age of 23, she married Marcel Faget. The couple had one son, Guy, and they worked in the haulage industry and in a lemonade factory.
Later Life[]
In 2010, Faget moved into a nursing home, where she currently lives. In July 2023, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.
As a supercentenarian, Faget has some mobility issues, though she takes only a few medications. She also enjoys eating sweets and having an occasional glass of champagne.
Camille Faget currently lives in Villeneuve-de-Marsan, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, at the age of 111 years, 136 days. She is currently the oldest known living person in Landes department.
References[]
- Pending cases Gerontology Research Group
- Preuves de vie et commentaires (supercentenaires) Les Centenaires Français
- Une centenaire à la maison de retraite Sud-Ouest, 26 July 2013
- « Ça gaze » : à Villeneuve-de-Marsan, Camille Faget a fêté ses 110 ans Sud-Ouest, 19 July 2023