Marie-Louise Berthelot

Marie-Louise Berthelot (née Desmas) (born 29 July 1907) is a French supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She is one of the oldest known living people in Pays de la Loire, France.

Biography
Marie-Louise Berthelot was born Marie-Louise Desmas on 29 July 1907 in Bourg d'Ire, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. She worked at her parents farm when they moved in 1924.

In 1944, aged 37, she married Joseph Berthelot, who worked in the slate quarries. When they reached retirement age in 1963, they decided to settle down in Renaze, Pays de la Loire. They lived together until Joseph’s death in 1992 after 48 years of marriage. The couple never had children together.

In 1997, when Marie-Louise was 90, she moved into a retirement home. For her 106th birthday, she was driven to her former home in the same type of car that she had driven up until she was 90.

Marie-Louise’s 110th birthday celebration was held 10 days after her actual birthday, on 8 August 2017. When she entered the room, she was greeted with rounds of applause from her family, friends, and retirement home staff. She was upset at the start of the celebration, but soon cheered up to watch some dancers and enjoy her birthday cake.

Marie-Louise Berthelot currently lives in Renaze, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France, at the age of. She is among the top 30 oldest people in France.