R.I.P. Mr. Content.

Rest in peace Mr Content.

https://longeviquest.com/2026/02/henri-content-frances-oldest-man-dies-at-110/

Henri Content, France’s Oldest Man, Dies at 110

Henri Content, the oldest living man in France, passed away in Bellerive-sur-Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, on 23 February, at the age of 110 years, 50 days.

Content was born in the commune of Vault-de-Lugny in the Yonne department in north-central France, on 4 January 1916. He attended the teacher training college in Auxerre, where he met his future wife, Paulette, during the end-of-year performance at the girls’ teacher training college in 1936. On 22 April 1940, at 24, he married Paulette Geneviève Baudot (1919–2021) in Cravant, Yonne.

During World War II, he was granted leave to marry, but returned to his duties the following week. At the end of June 1940, he was taken prisoner in Dosnon, in the Vosges Mountains, and spent the next five years in captivity near Karlovy Vary in Czechoslovakia. He was finally released in May 1945 and returned home to continue his career as a schoolteacher—first in Saint-Père-sous-Vézelay, then in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye. He also taught at the agricultural high school in La Brosse, near Auxerre, initially instructing agricultural sciences and later German. The couple had two children: Jean-Francis and Annette.

On 22nd or 23rd January 2026, following the passing of 111-year-old Maurice Le Coutour, he became the Oldest Living Man in France.

Edit:

He actually passed away on 15 February 2026.

https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/le-doyen-des-francais-henri-content-est-decede-a-l-age-de-110-ans-20260225?msockid=3b206fc5505a6e691d6d7b6e51226fd5

Le doyen des Français Henri Content est décédé à l’âge de 110 ans

Ancien enseignant né en 1916 dans l’Yonne, il avait rejoint récemment un Ehpad pour se rapprocher de son fils et restera célèbre pour sa devise : «rien de trop et aimer la vie».

May he rest in peace.

The death certificate confirms Mr Content died on 14 February 2026. May he rest in peace.