| Irene Castera | |
 Castera at the age of 111 | |
| Birth: | 7 January 1910 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Death: | 12 September 2021 Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France |
| Age: | 111 years, 248 days |
| Country: |  HAI  FRA
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| Validated | |
Irene Castera [French: Irène Castera] (née Aubry; 7 January 1910 – 12 September 2021) was a Haitian-born French supercentenarian who is validated by Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was one of the oldest people ever born in Haiti.
Biography[]
Irene Castera was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on 7 January 1910.
She married George Castera, with whom she had seven children, one of whom became the author Georges Castera (1936–2020).
In 2014, she met Pope Francis with two of her daughters.
At the time of her 111th birthday in 2021, she had multiple great-grandchildren and some great-great-grandchildren, and was reported by France to be the oldest in the French region of Alsace (now in Grand Est).
Castera died in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France on 12 September 2021 at the age of 111 years, 248 days.
Gallery[]
References[]
- 2022 validations Gerontology Research Group
- Las personas más longevas Supercentenarios Latinoamericanos (LAS)
- Irène Castera LongeviQuest
- Irène Aubry Castera. Celle que le temps n'effraie Haïti en Marche, January 2014 (pages 7, 8 and 13)
- Dernier adieu à Georges Castera Le Nouvelliste, 29 January 2020
- My grandmother, Irène, in France, is 111 years old, today Herman Lange on Facebook, 7 January 2021
- La doyenne d’Alsace vient de fêter ses 111 ans, en bonne forme France 3 Grand Est, 14 April 2021
- À 111 ans, Irène Castera est considérée par sa famille comme la doyenne d'Alsace Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, 15 April 2021
- Avis de décès de Madame Irène CASTERA née AUBRY Simplifia