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This is a list of supercentenarians from Pays de la Loire region, France.

The oldest person ever to live in the Pays de la Loire region is Marie-Rose Tessier, who is alive at the age of 115 years, 169 days, who is also the oldest living person in France. The oldest man ever to die in Pays de la Loire is Andre Ludwig, who died on 7 January 2024 at the age of 111 years, 215 days.

Currently the oldest living person in Pays de la Loire is Marie-Rose Tessier of Château-d'Olonne, Vendee, who is 115 years, 169 days, while the oldest man is René Gonin of Montréverd, Vendee, who is 106 years, 47 days.

List[]

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Unvalidated       Pending

Commune of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Marie-Rose Tessier F 21 May 1910 Living 115 years, 169 days Beaurepaire Château-d'Olonne
2 Marie Bremont F 25 Apr 1886 6 June 2001 115 years, 42 days Noellet Cande
3 Andree Bertoletto F 1 Jan 1911 Living 114 years, 309 days La Chapelle-Anthenaise Montsûrs
4 Gabrielle des Robert F 4 June 1904 3 Dec 2018 114 years, 182 days Saint-Mihiel, Grand Est Nantes
5 Marie-Therese Bardet F 2 June 1898 8 June 2012 114 years, 6 days Lorient, Brittany Pontchâteau
6 Huguette Masson F 27 Jun 1904 5 Mar 2018 113 years, 251 days Le Mans Le Mans
7 Marie-Florentine Jousseaume F 17 Jun 1907 20 Dec 2020 113 years, 186 days Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis Chardonnay
8 Marie-Louise Berthelot F 29 July 1907 16 Jan 2021 113 years, 171 days Bourg d'Ire Renaze
9 Melanie Leblais F 4 Sept 1903 3 Apr 2016 112 years, 212 days Mouais Le Mans
10 Denise Leroy F 3 July 1913 Living 112 years, 126 days Nantes Nantes
11 Celestine Colombeau F 17 Feb 1884 9 May 1996 112 years, 82 days Saint-Germain-des-Prés Saint-Georges-sur-Loire
12 Marie Deffay F 18 Sept 1913 30 July 2025 111 years, 315 days Châtres-la-Forêt Soulgé-sur-Ouette
13 Renee Brebion F 1 June 1913 2 Feb 2025 111 years, 246 days ?, Ile-de-France ?
14 Andre Ludwig M 6 June 1912 7 Jan 2024 111 years, 215 days La Ferte-sous-Jouarre, Ile-de-France Longue-Jumelles
15 Anne Prieur F 15 Sept 1908 13 Mar 2020 111 years, 180 days Montreuil-Bellay Montreuil-Bellay
16 Odette Ambuhler F 17 Sept 1901 31 Dec 2012 111 years, 105 days Le Mans Laigne-en-Belin
17 Madeleine Chiron F 13 Sept 1901 26 Oct 2012 111 years, 43 days Cholet Beaupréau
18 Lucienne Tranchant F 10 Oct 1914 Living 111 years, 27 days Châtellerault L’Aiguillon-la-Presqu’île
19 Elisabeth Chaudiere F 13 Jan 1903 20 Jan 2014 111 years, 7 days La Guyonniere Getigne
20 Mathilde Rouene F 13 Aug 1895 20 May 2006 110 years, 280 days Marsac-sur-Don, Loire-Atlantique Nozay
21 Lucienne Fevrier F 7 July 1914 2 Apr 2025 110 years, 271 days ? Jarzé-Villages
22 Marie Prodhomme F 14 Jun 1900 30 Jan 2011 110 years, 230 days Vergonnes Craon
23 Marcelle-Jeanne Colas F 28 July 1897 11 Mar 2008 110 years, 227 days Paris, Ile-de-France Lassay-les-Châteaux
Mireille Brun F 18 Sept 1912 3 May 2023 110 years, 227 days Ermont, Ile-de-France Les Ponts-de-Ce
25 Marie-Renee Gautier F 30 Jun 1906 9 Feb 2017 110 years, 224 days La Bruffière Sèvremoine
26 Bernadette Caye F 28 Feb 1911 23 Sept 2021 110 years, 207 days La Baule Le Croisic
27 Anna Leglise F 1 Sept 1910 9 Mar 2021 110 years, 189 days SwitzerlandSUI Angers
28 Jeanne David F 25 Feb 1910 28 Aug 2020 110 years, 185 days Montmerle-sur-Saone, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Saint-Sebastien-sur-Loire
29 Elisa Esnault F 10 Dec 1870 25 Apr 1981 110 years, 136 days Nantes Orvault
30 Madeleine Dailland F 8 July 1906 30 Oct 2016 110 years, 114 days Le Mans Le Mans
31 Pierre Pineau M 23 Feb 1913 7 June 2023 110 years, 104 days Sèvremoine Sèvremoine
32 Germaine Donnet F 24 Nov 1907 28 Feb 2018 110 years, 96 days Oissel, Normandy Le Mans
33 Madeleine Frangeul F 9 June 1907 22 Aug 2017 110 years, 74 days Nantes Nantes
34 Marie-Therese Girardeau F 15 Apr 1904 24 June 2014 110 years, 70 days Thouarcé Martigné-Briand
35 Marie Chatelier F 23 Mar 1901 9 May 2011 110 years, 47 days Guenrouët Guenrouët
36 Fernande Revel F 2 Sept 1898 12 Oct 2008 110 years, 40 days Le Château-d'Almenêches, Normandy Allonnes
37 Marie Bouvier F 26 Nov 1883 30 Dec 1993 110 years, 34 days Issé Couëron
38 Raymonde Leduc F 6 Apr 1914 13 Apr 2024 110 years, 7 days Nantes Challans

Emigrants[]

People who were born in Pays de la Loire, but moved to another region or another country, are listed here.

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Commune
of birth
Region/Country
of death
1 Mathilde Aussant F 27 Feb 1898 23 July 2011 113 years, 146 days Donges Centre-Val de Loire
2 Gabrielle Ormand F 24 Feb 1909 8 Oct 2021 112 years, 226 days Saint-Aignan Ile-de-France
3 Constance Cariou F 8 May 1895 29 Aug 2007 112 years, 113 days Nantes Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
4 Estelle Zimmermann F 18 Sept 1912 19 Dec 2024 112 years, 92 days Évron Occitanie
5 Madeleine Desert F 15 May 1907 15 Jun 2019 112 years, 31 days Angers Ile-de-France
6 Samuele Goustille F 12 Oct 1913 Living 112 years, 25 days Nantes Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
7 Marie-Therese Agnaud F 15 Aug 1912 5 Feb 2024 111 years, 174 days ? Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
8 Juliette Boulivet F 8 July 1907 28 Oct 2018 111 years, 112 days Roullée Normandy
9 Marguerite Hardy F 14 Mar 1907 17 Oct 2017 110 years, 217 days Charchigné Normandy
10 Anne-Marie Lucas F 12 Oct 1912 19 May 2023 110 years, 210 days ? Nouvelle-Aquitaine
11 Jeanne Fery F 1 May 1914 27 Sept 2024 110 years, 149 days Saint-Nazaire Nouvelle-Aquitaine
12 Simone Fabre F 23 July 1911 18 Oct 2021 110 years, 87 days Mamers Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
13 Louise Mathieu F 10 Oct 1914 15 Nov 2024 110 years, 36 days ? Hauts-de-France
14 Jeanne Samson F 5 Nov 1890 4 Dec 2000 110 years, 29 days La Daguenière Occitanie

Oldest Men (aged 107+)[]

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Unvalidated       Pending

Commune of
Rank Name Birth Death Age birth death
1 Andre Ludwig 6 June 1912 7 Jan 2024 111 years, 215 days La Ferte-sous-Jouarre, Ile-de-France Longue-Jumelles
2 Pierre Pineau 23 Feb 1913 7 June 2023 110 years, 104 days Sèvremoine Sèvremoine
3 Louis Vallé 3 May 1906 3 Jan 2025 108 years, 245 days La Planche Clisson
4 Étienne Delajousselinière 6 Sept 1903 26 Jan 2012 108 years, 142 days Nantes Nantes
5 Jean Chotard 4 Jan 1913 30 Apr 2021 108 years, 116 days Aubigné-Racan Écommoy
6 Robert David 9 Sept 1916 11 Dec 2024 108 years, 93 days Saint-Florent-le-Vieil Cholet
7 Henri Portier 25 Sept 1888 18 Dec 1996 108 years, 84 days Juigné-sur-Sarthe Sablé-sur-Sarthe
8 Joseph Erlich 3 July 1900 11 Aug 2008 108 years, 39 days PolandPOL Le Pouliguen
9 Henri Michelet 20 Mar 1906 1 May 2014 108 years, 42 days Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou La Ménitré
10 Émile Loyen 27 Sept 1907 28 Oct 2015 108 years, 31 days Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc
11 Roger Clérisse 12 Feb 1909 22 Feb 2017 108 years, 10 days Paris, Ile-de-France ?
12 Louis Gauvrit 11 Aug 1914 16 July 2022 107 years, 339 days Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche
13 Louis Dubillot 3 Aug 1904 1 July 2012 107 years, 333 days Le Fuilet Angers
14 Marcel Casseron 15 Oct 1917 1 Aug 2025 107 years, 290 days Longèves L'Hermenault
15 Joseph Chupin 19 Dec 1903 23 Aug 2011 107 years, 247 days Le May-sur-Èvre Le May-sur-Èvre
16 Allain Guillon 18 Mar 1909 16 Oct 2016 107 years, 212 days Nantes Le Croisic
17 André Boyer 19 Mar 1906 16 Aug 2013 107 years, 150 days La Loupe, Centre-Val de Loire Le Mans
18 Joachim Thomas 11 Aug 1909 22 Dec 2016 107 years, 133 days Arradon, Brittany Saint-Nazaire
19 Georges Goupil 27 Aug 1885 28 Nov 1992 107 years, 93 days Le Guédeniau Saumur
20 Geoffroy du Réau de La Gaignonnière 8 Mar 1914 20 Apr 2021 107 years, 43 days Paris, Ile-de-France Rochefort-sur-Loire

Oldest person in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur since 2014[]

      Validated/Under 110       Pending       Unvalidated       Current Titleholder

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Commune of death
? 20 Jan 2014
(? yrs, ? days)
Elisabeth Chaudiere F ? – 111 13 Jan 1903 - 20 Jan 2014
111 years, 7 days
Getigne
20 Jan 2014 24 June 2014
(155 days)
Marie-Therese Girardeau F 109 – 110 15 Apr 1904 - 24 June 2014
110 years, 70 days
Martigné-Briand
24 June 2014 3 Dec 2018
(4 yrs, 162 days)
Gabrielle des Robert F 110 – 114 4 June 1904 – 3 Dec 2018
114 years, 182 days
Nantes
3 Dec 2018 20 Dec 2020
(2 yrs, 17 days)
Marie-Florentine Jousseaume F 111 – 113 17 June 1907 – 20 Dec 2020
113 years, 186 days
Chardonnay
20 Dec 2020 16 Jan 2021
(27 days)
Marie-Louise Berthelot F 113 29 July 1907 – 16 Jan 2021
113 years, 171 days
Renaze
16 Jan 2021 Present
(4 years, 294 days)
Marie-Rose Tessier F 110-115* Born 21 May 1910
115 years, 169 days
Living in
Château-d'Olonne

References[]


French supercentenarians by region (VE)

Metropolitan France: Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes • Bourgogne-Franche-Comte • Brittany • Centre-Val de Loire • Corsica • Grand Est • Hauts-de-France • Ile-de-FranceNormandy • Nouvelle-Aquitaine • OccitaniePays de la LoireProvence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
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