Mathilde Lartigue | |
Birth: | 24 March 1905 Montpellier, Herault, Occitanie, France |
Death: | 24 March 2018 Montpellier, Herault, Occitanie, France |
Age: | 113 years, 0 days |
Country: | FRA |
Validated |
Mathilde Lartigue (24 March 1905 – 24 March 2018) was a French supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Lartigue was born in Montpellier, Herault, Occitanie, France on 24 March 1905. Her mother was a milliner, and her father was a secretary in the University of Sciences of Montpellier. In 1950, she married her childhood friend, Jean Lartigue. The couple had no children.
Lartigue worked as a secretary at the Paul Valéry University. In her free time she loved to play tennis every Sunday and was a fervent supporter of the football team of the Olympic stadium in Montpellier. In 2004, she was inducted into the brotherhood of Barons de Caravètes.
She died in Montpellier, Herault, Occitanie, France on 24 March 2018, her 113th birthday. At the time of her death, she was the fourth-oldest living person in France, behind Lucile Randon, Gabrielle des Robert, and Jeanne Bot. She was also the second-oldest living person in Occitanie, behind Jeanne Bot.
References
- Gerontology Research Group
- Joyeux anniversaire à Mathilde Lartigue doyenne des Montpelliérains
- 110 Bougies pour Mathilde C News Matin
- Montpellier : la doyenne Mathilde Lartigue est décédée Metropolitan, 24 March 2018
- Disparition de Martine Lartigue, doyenne de Montpellier Montpellier Infos