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11/02/2026 1:52 pm
Ms. Marie-Rose Tessier of Chateau-d'Olonne, Vendee, Pays de la Loire (France) sadly passed away on 10 February 2026, aged 115.
She was born as Marie-Rose Bousseau in a farm in Beaurepaire, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France on 21 May 1910.
Following the death of Ms. Jousseaume on 20 December 2020, she 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 Ms. Berthelot on 17 January 2021.
She has been the oldest known living person in France since the death of Sister André on 17 January 2023.
She was the world’s second oldest person.
She was the first person from the 1910 cohort to reach 115.
Rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
11/02/2026 1:56 pm
Terrible news. When she became Doyenne of France at 112 upon Sister André's death, I had a feeling she could hold the title for a long time. She did.
Rest in peace, Marie-Rose Tessier.🖤
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11/02/2026 3:18 pm
Rest in peace. She always looked robust in the photos, but 115 years is so much...
