Top 10 Oldest Living Men in France (as of 21st November 2024)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Saint-Martin https://avis-deces.ladepeche.fr/avis/2024/11/18/elie-saint-martin-1024508.html )

1. Maurice Le Coutour (Vicq-sur-Mer, Manche) (b. 12 May 1914), 110 y.o. Doyen of France
2. René Benoist de Saint-Ange (Lamothe-Capdeville, Tarn-et-Garonne) (b. 20 February 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Anonymous (Morbihan) (b. 25 April 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Jules Kohler (Donzenac, Corrèze) (b. 14 January 1916 in Germany), 108 y.o.
5. Robert David (Chôlet, Maine-et-Loire) (b. 9 September 1916), 108 y.o.
6. Sydney Saint-Marc (Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe) (b. 22 October 1916), 108 y.o.
7. René Barre (Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine) (b. 16 December 1916), 107 y.o.
8. Giuseppe Neri (Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise) (b. 5 January 1917 in Italy), 107 y.o.
9. Auguste Bayol (Belfort-de-Quercy, Lot) (b. 6 March 1917), 107 y.o.
10. Auguste Dommeizel (Saint-Saturnin, Lozère) (b. 19 July 1917), 107 y.o.

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in France (as of 25th November 2024)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Kohler)

1. Maurice Le Coutour (Vicq-sur-Mer, Manche) (b. 12 May 1914), 110 y.o. Doyen of France
2. René Benoist de Saint-Ange (Lamothe-Capdeville, Tarn-et-Garonne) (b. 20 February 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Anonymous (Morbihan) (b. 25 April 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Robert David (Chôlet, Maine-et-Loire) (b. 9 September 1916), 108 y.o.
5. Sydney Saint-Marc (Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe) (b. 22 October 1916), 108 y.o.
6. René Barre (Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine) (b. 16 December 1916), 107 y.o.
7. Giuseppe Neri (Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise) (b. 5 January 1917 in Italy), 107 y.o.
8. Auguste Bayol (Belfort-de-Quercy, Lot) (b. 6 March 1917), 107 y.o.
9. Auguste Dommeizel (Saint-Saturnin, Lozère) (b. 19 July 1917), 107 y.o.
10. Marcel Casseron (L'Hermenault, Vendée) (b. 15 October 1917), 107 y.o.

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4. Jules Kohler (Donzenac, Corrèze) (b. 14 January 1916 in Germany), 108 y.o.

Jules is the 7th oldest German emigrant of all time, and the 61st oldest living person in France.

After the death of Louis Gauvrit (10th place) in July 2022, Vendeée lost representation in this ranking, and now has someone in the ranking again

Update about the Doyen of France: https://actu.fr/normandie/barfleur_50030/maurice-le-coutour-doyen-des-francais-fait-partie-des-20-hommes-les-plus-vieux-au-monde_61923317.html

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in France (as of 18th December 2024)
Today's update (RIP Mr. David; Mr. Barre turned 108)

1. Maurice Le Coutour (Vicq-sur-Mer, Manche) (b. 12 May 1914), 110 y.o. Doyen of France
2. René Benoist de Saint-Ange (Lamothe-Capdeville, Tarn-et-Garonne) (b. 20 February 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Anonymous (Morbihan) (b. 25 April 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Sydney Saint-Marc (Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe) (b. 22 October 1916), 108 y.o.
5. René Barre (Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine) (b. 16 December 1916), 108 y.o.
6. Giuseppe Neri (Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise) (b. 5 January 1917 in Italy), 107 y.o.
7. Auguste Bayol (Belfort-de-Quercy, Lot) (b. 6 March 1917), 107 y.o.
8. Auguste Dommeizel (Saint-Saturnin, Lozère) (b. 19 July 1917), 107 y.o.
9. Marcel Casseron (L'Hermenault, Vendée) (b. 15 October 1917), 107 y.o.
10. André Moli (Florensac, Hérault) (b. 30 October 1917), 107 y.o.

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5. René Barre (Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine) (b. 16 December 1916), 107 y.o.

108!

The region and Maine et Loire was on the list since the entry of Robert David himself, on the list on March 6, 2024, after being absent with the death of Andre Ludwig on January 7, 2024, now he leaves again for the region's entry de Hérault, who makes his debut here since this list began to be published here. Since Pierre Velars turned 108 years old and 5 Aug 2024 the list contains at least 5 108+

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in France (as of 10th January 2025)
Today's update (Mr. Neri turned 108 https://centenaires-francais.forumactif.org/t206-a-preuves-de-vie-et-commentaires-108-ans#21055 )

1. Maurice Le Coutour (Vicq-sur-Mer, Manche) (b. 12 May 1914), 110 y.o. Doyen of France
2. René Benoist de Saint-Ange (Lamothe-Capdeville, Tarn-et-Garonne) (b. 20 February 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Anonymous (Morbihan) (b. 25 April 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Sydney Saint-Marc (Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe) (b. 22 October 1916), 108 y.o.
5. René Barre (Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine) (b. 16 December 1916), 108 y.o.
6. Giuseppe Neri (Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise) (b. 5 January 1917 in Italy), 108 y.o.
7. Auguste Bayol (Belfort-de-Quercy, Lot) (b. 6 March 1917), 107 y.o.
8. Auguste Dommeizel (Saint-Saturnin, Lozère) (b. 19 July 1917), 107 y.o.
9. Marcel Casseron (L'Hermenault, Vendée) (b. 15 October 1917), 107 y.o.
10. André Moli (Florensac, Hérault) (b. 30 October 1917), 107 y.o.

The last time I had 6 108+ here was on the list of 21 Nov 2024, after that it didn't go beyond 5

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in France (as of 3rd February 2025)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Saint-Marc)

1. Maurice Le Coutour (Vicq-sur-Mer, Manche) (b. 12 May 1914), 110 y.o. Doyen of France
2. René Benoist de Saint-Ange (Lamothe-Capdeville, Tarn-et-Garonne) (b. 20 February 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Anonymous (Morbihan) (b. 25 April 1915), 109 y.o.
4. René Barre (Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine) (b. 16 December 1916), 108 y.o.
5. Giuseppe Neri (Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise) (b. 5 January 1917 in Italy), 108 y.o.
6. Auguste Bayol (Belfort-de-Quercy, Lot) (b. 6 March 1917), 107 y.o.
7. Auguste Dommeizel (Saint-Saturnin, Lozère) (b. 19 July 1917), 107 y.o.
8. Marcel Casseron (L'Hermenault, Vendée) (b. 15 October 1917), 107 y.o.
9. André Moli (Florensac, Hérault) (b. 30 October 1917), 107 y.o.
10. Jean Turco (Paris, Paris) (b. 19 December 1917), 107 y.o.

I hope that Mr. Le Coutour will reach age 111 this year! 🙂

As a side note, while the 1940 Fall of France was an extraordinary tragedy for French Jews, it might have unintentionally been a good thing for French extreme male longevity right now since a lot of (gentile) French men who would have otherwise been slaughtered in combat in WWII ended up having their lives spared due to France falling quickly. Had France not fallen, there would have been a very real risk of the Western Front in WWII descending into WWI-style trench warfare, with many more French casualties.

In WWI, France lost a lot more of its young men relative to WWII, and thus probably lost many more of its future male SCs prematurely.

Interesting that 8 out of the oldest 11 French men ever reached SC status over the last ten years:

https://gerontology.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_oldest_men_from_France

Specifically Georges Thomas (1911-2024), Jules Theobald (1909-2021), Marcel Meys (1909-2021), Andre Boite (1910-2022), Andre Ludwig (1912-2024), Roger Auvin (1908-2019), Maurice Le Coutour (1914-present), and Jean-Clementus Amano (1908-2019).

This also applies to 6 out of the 7 oldest French men ever. Specifically Specifically Georges Thomas (1911-2024), Jules Theobald (1909-2021), Marcel Meys (1909-2021), Andre Boite (1910-2022), Andre Ludwig (1912-2024), and Roger Auvin (1908-2019).

Rene Benoist de Saint-Ange turns 110 today. I'm looking for some confirmation about him still being alive.

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Rene Benoist de Saint-Ange turns 110 today. I'm looking for some confirmation about him still being alive.

Here's an article about him from when he turned 100:

https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2015/03/02/2058416-croix-daurade-cent-bougies-pour-rene-benoist-de-saint-ange.html

I wonder how he looks like right now.

@billy-robinson Sometimes with French SCs, the best we may do is that there is no death registration within the next 3 weeks.

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@billy-robinson Sometimes with French SCs, the best we may do is that there is no death registration within the next 3 weeks.

Off-topic, but it's interesting that his wife also lived to age 100:

https://gw.geneanet.org/pierfit?lang=en&n=benoist+de+saint+ange&p=rene

His 100th birthday article from 2015 linked to above also mentions this fact.

The list drops to 5 108+, the last such list was on 18 Dec 2024
Sydney Saint-Marc entered the list on 13 March 2024
Guadeloupe now has no representative here
Paris debuts on the list

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in France (as of 28th February 2025)
Today's update (Mr. Benoist de Saint-Ange turned 110 y.o.)

1. Maurice Le Coutour (Vicq-sur-Mer, Manche) (b. 12 May 1914), 110 y.o. Doyen of France
2. René Benoist de Saint-Ange (Lamothe-Capdeville, Tarn-et-Garonne) (b. 20 February 1915), 110 y.o.
3. Anonymous (Morbihan) (b. 25 April 1915), 109 y.o.
4. René Barre (Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine) (b. 16 December 1916), 108 y.o.
5. Giuseppe Neri (Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise) (b. 5 January 1917 in Italy), 108 y.o.
6. Auguste Bayol (Belfort-de-Quercy, Lot) (b. 6 March 1917), 107 y.o.
7. Auguste Dommeizel (Saint-Saturnin, Lozère) (b. 19 July 1917), 107 y.o.
8. Marcel Casseron (L'Hermenault, Vendée) (b. 15 October 1917), 107 y.o.
9. André Moli (Florensac, Hérault) (b. 30 October 1917), 107 y.o.
10. Jean Turco (Paris, Paris) (b. 19 December 1917), 107 y.o.

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in France (as of 3rd March 2025)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Bayol https://www.lepetitjournal.net/82-tarn-et-garonne/2025/03/03/aguste-bayol-nous-a-quitte-a-5-jours-de-ses-108-ans/ )

1. Maurice Le Coutour (Vicq-sur-Mer, Manche) (b. 12 May 1914), 110 y.o. Doyen of France
2. René Benoist de Saint-Ange (Lamothe-Capdeville, Tarn-et-Garonne) (b. 20 February 1915), 110 y.o.
3. Anonymous (Morbihan) (b. 25 April 1915), 109 y.o.
4. René Barre (Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine) (b. 16 December 1916), 108 y.o.
5. Giuseppe Neri (Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise) (b. 5 January 1917 in Italy), 108 y.o.
6. Auguste Dommeizel (Saint-Saturnin, Lozère) (b. 19 July 1917), 107 y.o.
7. Marcel Casseron (L'Hermenault, Vendée) (b. 15 October 1917), 107 y.o.
8. André Moli (Florensac, Hérault) (b. 30 October 1917), 107 y.o.
9. Jean Turco (Paris, Paris) (b. 19 December 1917), 107 y.o.
10. Jean Dapzol (Pont-du-Château, Puy-de-Dôme) (b. 14 April 1918), 106 y.o.

Mr. Bayol at 104: https://www.ladepeche.fr/2021/09/18/a-104-ans-auguste-bayol-continue-de-vendre-ses-melons-9797432.php

For the first time since 14 May 2024 we have 2 110+ here
On the other hand it is the first time that we have someone only 106 years old here
Bayol entered the list on 20 Sept 2024
Lot leaves the list, after having entered with Bayol
Puy-de-Dôme makes its debut here

Hopefully in slightly over a month, Maurice Le Coutour will become the second French man named Maurice, and the first one in almost 20 years, to reach age 111+! 🙂 After Maurice Noel Floquet (1894-2006).