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Ale76
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Mr. Maurice Le Coutour of Barfleur, Normandy, France sadly passed away during the night between 22 and 23 January 2026, aged 111.

https://actu.fr/normandie/barfleur_50030/doyen-des-francais-maurice-le-coutour-est-decede-a-111-ans_63737678.html

He was born on 12 May 1914 in Gouberville (present-day Vicq-sur-Mer), Normandy, France.

On 1 June 2024, following the passing of 112-year-old Georges Thomas, he became the oldest living man in France.

He was the 3rd known OLM in Europe, 9th known OLM in the World.

He was the 11th known OLP in France.

Rest in peace.


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Very sad to hear about his passing. He was one of my favourite supercentenarians. The last French man born in the peaceful times before WWI's outbreak.

Rest in peace, Maurice Le Coutour.


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https://longeviquest.com/2026/01/maurice-le-coutour-frances-oldest-man-dies-at-111/

Maurice Le Coutour, France’s Oldest Man, Dies at 111

Maurice Le Coutour, the oldest living man in France, passed away in Barfleur, Normandy, during the night of 22–23 January, at the age of 111, according to Actu.fr.

Maurice Le Coutour was born on 12 May 1914 in Gouberville (present-day Vicq-sur-Mer), Normandy, France. His father worked as a carpenter while his mother was a homemaker. After finishing school in Gouberville, he worked in a grocery store in Cherbourg.

Le Coutour was mobilized in the Second World War and fought in the Battle of Dunkirk in 1940 before being evacuated by the British Navy (Operation Dynamo). His mother and sister were alone, so he had to provide for the family. He continued working in Cherbourg, even during periods of bombing. After the war, he became a secretary at the Tocqueville dairy and a school bus driver. He retired at the age of 65. At some point, he married Madeleine. The couple had a son who died young.

On 1 June 2024, following the passing of 112-year-old Georges Thomas, he became the oldest living man in France.


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Sad news to hear as we enjoy having almost 30 verified males of 110+.

Rest in peace Mr Maurice Le Coutour - France’s oldest man.



   
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https://actu.fr/normandie/vicq-sur-mer_50142/doyen-des-francais-a-111-ans-maurice-le-coutour-honore-dans-leglise-de-son-village-natal_63763731.html

Doyen des Français à 111 ans, Maurice Le Coutour honoré dans l'église de son village natal

Maurice Le Coutour, doyen des Français, s'est éteint à 111 ans. Ce mercredi 28 janvier 2026, son village natal de Gouberville (Manche) lui a rendu un dernier hommage à l'église.

Le père Lerouge a célébré, ce mercredi 28 janvier 2026, la cérémonie religieuse dédiée Maurice Le Coutour en l’église de son village natal, à Gouberville (commune déléguée de Vicq-sur-Mer, Manche). Église à laquelle Maurice Le Coutour était très attaché. Le voile vient donc de tomber sur la vie du doyen des Français, à l’aube de ses 112 ans.

Cette cérémonie s’est déroulée en présence de sa famille, de ses proches et de ses amis et de nombreux porte-drapeaux, bien loin du tumulte médiatique qui s’était mis en ordre de marche lorsqu’il était devenu le doyen des Français. Cérémonie qui s’est déroulée dans une église baignée par les rayons de soleil.

Moment suspendu au cours duquel le père Lerouge, suivi de membres de sa famille et de compagnons de route, ont retracé le parcours de vie du doyen en évoquant les épreuves qu’il a traversées, son sens de la dérision et de l’humour et son trait de caractère marqué par des avis tranchés légendaires, pour le moins difficiles à contrecarrer pour les non-initiés.

Goubervillais avant tout

Avant d’être le doyen de nous tous, Maurice Le Coutour était avant tout citoyen de Gouberville et ce depuis sa naissance dans la maison familiale en 1915. Marié à Madeleine, qu’il a rencontrée au bout de la rue qui traverse Gouberville, il est devenu père d’un petit garçon prématurément décédé.

Devenu veuf en 1999, Maurice Le Coutour, malgré ces épreuves qui marquent à jamais la vie d’un homme, est resté très investi dans la vie de sa commune. Plusieurs fois élu au sein du conseil municipal, pas toujours tendre lorsqu’il fallait prendre des décisions qu’il estimait qu’elles dépossédaient son village natal de son âme, Maurice Le Coutour était aussi un homme de cœur, fidèle en sa parole donnée.

Catholique fervent, Maurice Le Coutour était très attaché à l’église de son village pour laquelle il a financé le portail d’accès au cimetière où reposent sa femme et son fils, ainsi que la cloche, qui depuis plusieurs années, à l’initiative de la commune de Vicq-sur-Mer, sonnait à toute volée le 12 mai à midi pour saluer à chaque anniversaire son âge devenu canonique.


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He is the 5th oldest person in the history of Normandy, his successor as the oldest living person there is Marguerite Lecourt, born on July 16, 1914 in Flers, where she still lives and the 7th oldest person in the history of the region.
He was the oldest person there since December 23, 2025 (31 days), the shortest time since Raymonde Robert who was between May 19, 2022-December 30, 2022 (225 days) and also the youngest to die in that position since him, who died at 110 years, 319 days.
He is the first person from Barfleur to be considered the oldest person in Normandy.
He is the 139th oldest person in the history of France, his successor as the oldest living man in France, Henri Content is the 484th oldest person in the history of the country, born on January 4, 1916.
He was 1 year, 206 days as the oldest man in France, the youngest. Time since Andre Boite, who lived from December 15, 2021 to July 15, 2022 (212 days) and died at 111 years and 221 days, Le Coutor is the youngest to die in that position since then.
He is the 3rd man from Normandy to be considered the oldest in the country, the first since Georges Massard, who lived from March 9, 2016 to November 24, 2016.
He is the 5th oldest man in French history; his successor is 27.
He is the 103rd validated oldest man in history; his successor is 396.
He died at the same age as:
Lilla de Geronimi, December 2, 1892 - August 14, 2004, Italy.
Suzanne Faivre, August 13, 1906 - April 26, 2018, France.
Albertine Miton, April 5, 1910 - December 17, 2021. FRA
Susan Middleton 19 Feb 1898 2 Nov 2009 USA
Camilla Campau 5 Oct 1913 18 June 2025 USA
He is the 26th oldest European man in history.
He is the last French man born in 1914 to die.
He was the 92nd oldest living person.



   
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