| Germaine Filet | |
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| Birth: | 25 October 1909 Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| Death: | 29 May 2021 Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| Age: | 111 years, 219 days |
| Country: |  FRA
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| Unvalidated | |
Germaine Charlotte Filet (née Maillasson; 25 October 1909 – 29 May 2021) was a French supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Filet was born in Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France on 25 October 1909. Her mother, widowed very early, had to raise her on her own. On 13 August 1932, she married Henry Lucien Filet (1909–1969) in Seine-et-Marne. She had at least one child, Gerard. Her husband was was a soldier during World War II. She was employed in a sewing factory where she worked for 10 hours per day.
At the age of 105, she was able to read without glasses. She was still gardening at the age of 106.
Filet died in Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France on 29 May 2021 at the age of 111 years, 219 days. At time of her death, she was the oldest living person in Haute-Vienne departement, and the second-oldest living person in Nouvelle-Aquitaine behind Juliette Bilde.
References
- Family tree Geneanet
- Germaine Filet reçoit le maire pour ses 105 ans Le Populaire du Centre, 31 October 2014
- Germaine Filet reçoit pour ses 107 ans La Montagne, 9 November 2016
- 110th birthday Les Centenaires Français, 28 October 2019
- Les 111 ans de Germaine Filet Le Populaire du Centre, 4 November 2020
- Obituary 29 May 2021
