| Marie-Rose Tessier | |
 Marie-Rose Tessier at the age of 112. | |
| Birth: | 21 May 1910 Beaurepaire, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France |
| Age: | 113 years, 333 days |
| Country: |  FRA
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| Validated | |
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, and validated by the GRG on 15 June 2023.
Marie-Rose Tessier currently lives in Chateau-d'Olonne, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France, at the age of 113 years, 333 days.
Longevity Records[]
Following the death of 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 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 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.
Gallery[]
References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- Marie Rose Henriette Augustine BOUSSEAU Geneanet
- Une chasse aux oeufs, avec Marie-Rose, 105 ans Le Journal des Sables, 6 April 2015
- Une rencontre passionnante… École St Paul Le Château d'Olonne, 21 April 2018
- Les Sables-d’Olonne. La doyenne de la Ville Marie-Rose Tessier souffle ses 109 bougies Ouest-France, 21 May 2019
- 110th birthday Les Centenaires Français, 22 May 2020
- La doyenne des Pays de la Loire a 110 ans et vit en Vendée Ouest-France, 27 January 2021
- 112th birthday Les Centenaires Français, 23 May 2022
- J 365 / Marie-Rose Tessier / 112 ans / Les Sables d’Olonne / retraitée Pose Vagabonde, 30 June 2022
- Vendée. Un portrait par jour, pendant un an : pari réussi pour ce retraité Ouest-France, 2 July 2022
- A 112 ans, Marie-Rose Tessier est la nouvelle doyenne des Français YouTube, 23 January 2023
- Aux Sables-d'Olonne, la doyenne des Français Marie-Rose Tessier fête ses 113 ans Alouette, 21 May 2023
| France's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • T • E) |
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Marie Langlois • Rose Sarda • Calixte Razimbaud • Catherine Mouche • Auguste Decate • Desiree Delory • Ferdinise Nebolle • Georgette Jeanmaire • 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 |