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Marie-Rose Tessier

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Marie-Rose Tessier
Marie-Rose Tessier
Marie-Rose Tessier at the age of 112.
Birth: 21 May 1910
Beaurepaire, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France
Age: 115 years, 54 days
Country: FranceFRA
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Marie-Rose Tessier (née Bousseau; born 21 May 1910) is a French supercentenarian who is currently the oldest known living person in France since the death of Lucile Randon on 17 January 2023. Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography[]

Marie-Rose Tessier was born as Marie-Rose Bousseau in a farm in Beaurepaire, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France on 21 May 1910. On 14 November 1927, she married Auguste Tessier in Ardelay (now Les Herbiers), Vendee. She was widowed in 1944.

In April 2018, Tessier participated in a meeting with students of the Ecole St. Paul School in Chateau-d'Olonne to share her memories of World War I, along with other elderly people. In May 2020, she celebrated her 110th birthday.

Tessier's age was verified by Sylvain Grosgeorge, GRG-France Correspondent, and validated by the GRG on 15 June 2023.

In March 2025, Marie-Rose Tessier was visited and interviewed by team of GRG members, including Sylvain Grosgeorge, GRG-France Correspondent, and Waclaw Jan Kroczek, GRG-Poland Correspondent.

Marie-Rose Tessier, 114, with Dr. Waclaw Jan Kroczek

Marie-Rose Tessier, 114, with Dr. Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Chateau d'Olonne

Marie-Rose Tessier currently lives in Les Chateau-d'Olonne, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France, at the age of 115 years, 54 days.

Longevity Recognition[]

Following the death of 113-year-old Marie-Florentine Jousseaume on 20 December 2020, Tessier became the oldest known living person in Vendee department. She became the oldest known living person in the region of Pays de la Loire, following the death of 113-year-old Marie-Louise Berthelot on 17 January 2021.

Following the death of 111-year-old Madeleine Cornu on 19 May 2022, Tessier became the last known surviving French woman born in 1910.

Following the death of 111-year-old Andre Boite on 15 July 2022, Tessier became the last known surviving French person born in 1910.

Following the death of 113-year-old Juliette Bilde on 13 December 2022, Tessier, along with Lucile Randon, became the last two surviving French people born before 1911. Tessier later became the last known surviving French person born before 1911, as well as the oldest known living person in France, following Randon's death on 17 January 2023.

Since the death of 116-year-old Inah Canabarro Lucas of Brazil on 30 April 2025, Tessier has been the second-oldest validated living person in the world, after Ethel Caterham, who is nine months older than her.

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France's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • T • E)

Melanie Lehmann • Marie-Francoise Bastien • Pauline Antoine • Marie Forestier • Jean Baechler • Seraphin Pruvot • Marie Langlois • Marie-Therese Mulle • Auguste Decate • Desiree Delory • Felicie Carrier • Ferdinise Nebolle • Georgette Jeanmaire • Marie Lefranc • Marie Rey • Eugenie Marchand • Eugenie Proux • Emilie Coqueran • Laurence Entiope • Marie-Ernestine Compain • Marie-Virginie Duhem • Frederique Noel • Augustine Tessier • Elisa Esnault • Elvire Mendiboure • Eugenie Roux • Jeanne Calment • Marie-Helene Chanteperdrix • Jeanne Dumaine • Marie Bremont • Germaine Haye • Anne Primout • Camille Loiseau • Marie-Simone Capony • Clementine Solignac • Eugenie Blanchard • Maria Diaz • Marcelle Narbonne • Marie-Therese Bardet • Paule Bronzini • Irenise Moulonguet • Suzanne Burrier • Marie Liguinen • Olympe Amaury • Eudoxie Baboul • Elisabeth Collot • Honorine Rondello • Lucile Randon • Marie-Rose Tessier

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