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Marie-Louise Dambre
Marie-Louise Dambre
Marie-Louise Dambre in her centenarian years, with her two sons.
Birth: 25 December 1911
Coudekerque-Branche, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
Death: 29 December 2022
Oye-Plage, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Age: 111 years, 4 days
Country: FranceFRA
Unvalidated

Marie-Louise Dambre-Dubois (née Dubois-Poublanc; 25 December 1911 – 29 December 2022) was a French supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography[]

Marie-Louise Dambre was born in Coudekerque-Branche, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France on 25 December 1911. She was the daughter of Abel Dubois (1876–1940; a market gardener) and Berthe Dehondt (1883–1925).

She married Albert Dambre (1904–1968) in Rosendael, Nord on 26 April 1935. The couple had two sons: Gerard (aged 85 in 2021) and Jacques (aged 81 in 2021). As of 2021, they have given Dambre grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

In 2014, Dambre moved to the nursing home Chateau du Bois [French: Château] in Oye-Plage, Pas-de-Calais.

In December 2021, she celebrated her 110th birthday. At the time, she was reported to be deaf and wheelchair-bound, but to still have a sharp mind.

Following the death of 115-year-old Valentine Ligny on 4 January 2022, Dambre became the oldest known living person in Hauts-de-France region.

Marie-Louise Dambre died in Oye-Plage, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France on 29 December 2022 at the age of 111 years, 4 days. At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Hauts-de-France, and in Pas-de-Calais department.

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