Marcelle Demorgny, the second-oldest known living person in France, dies at 113
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is sadden to announce that Mrs. Marcelle Solange Demorgny (née Pressac), the second-oldest known living person in France, sadly passed away in Champagne-Mouton, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine on 12 September 2026 at the final age of 113 years and 186 days.
Marcelle Demorgny was born as Marcelle Solange Pressac in the commune of Turgon, Charente Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, on 10 March 1913. As a child, she walked 3 kilometers to school and back every day in wooden shoes. She was awarded her certificat d’études primaires at the age of 12, and went on to work as a chambermaid in Charente and later Paris.
At some point, she married a man with the surname Demorgny and had five children, all of whom she outlived between 2014 and 2017. In 1959, she briefly met then-US President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Paris.
At the age of 108, Demorgny enjoyed going for walks with her friend Janine Rousseau. She would stay at Rousseau’s house for several nights every week and lived independently the rest of the time.
On 10 March 2023, she celebrated her 110th birthday, becoming a supercentenarian.
Her age was verified by GRG-France Correspondent Sylvain Grosgeorge, and validated by the GRG on 23 January 2024.
On 10 June 2024, following the death of 112-year-old Augusta Oteiza of Pyrénées-Atlantique, she became the oldest living person in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Marcelle Demorgny passed away at a nursing home in Champagne-Mouton, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, on 12 September 2026, at the age of 113 years and 186 days. At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest known living person in France, after Madeleine Dellamonica of Île-de-France.
We extend our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Mrs. Marcelle Demorgny during this difficult time.
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