| Emile Turlant | |
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| Birth: | 1 April 1904 Moulins-sur-Allier, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France |
| Death: | 15 September 2013 Varennes-Vauzelles, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France |
| Age: | 109 years, 167 days |
| Country: |  FRA
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| Centenarian | |
Emile [French: Émile] Turlant (1 April 1904 – 15 September 2013) was a French centenarian who was the oldest living man in France since the death of 109-year-old Louis Le Bouedec on 21 August 2012. He died on 15 September 2013, after having held the title of oldest living French man for over a year.
Biography
Emile Turlant was born in Moulins-sur-Allier, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, on 1 April 1904. In the late 1920's he moved to Paris to work in a factory making parachutes. In 1932 he married Lucienne Crête, a seamstress, but didn't have any children. He was mobilized during World War II but was not called up to fight. He worked during the night while she worked during the day, which Turlant said "prevented them from spending a lot of time together".
Emile Turlant died in Varennes-Vauzelles, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France on 15 September 2013, at the age of 109 years, 167 days. After his death, Philippe Vocanson became the oldest living man in France.
References
| France's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Jean Teillet • Louis-Jules Lebon • Unknown • Pierre James • Adolphe Gravelines • Henri Perignon • Faustin Jaumard • Louis Brard • Andre Raynaud • Emile Fourcade • Bernard Delhom • Louis Arthur Bon • Leon-Clement Estivals • Jules Many • Theophane Rifosta • Alexis Daigneau • Raymond Abescat • Joseph Rabenda • Jean Chevenet • Maurice Floquet • Aime Avignon • Louis de Cazenave • Lazare Ponticelli • Pierre Picault • Joseph Malahieude • Felix Rostaing • Philibert Parnasse • Charles De Antoni • Andre Coudrat • Louis Le Bouedec • Emile Turlant • Philippe Vocanson • Roger Gouzy • Robert Bourdon • Georges Massard • Roger Auvin • Jules Theobald • Marcel Meys • Andre Boite • Jose Van Zandijcke • Andre Ludwig • Maurice Le Coutour |