Marie-Thérèse Bardet
Supercentenarian data for France
- Full name: Marie-Thérèse Louise Bardet (née Jégat)
- Lifespan: (02.06.1898 – 08.06.2012)
- Age: 114 years, 6 days
- Birthplace: Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
- Last residence: Argelès-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
- Application date: 23.03.2009
- Validation date: 18.07.2009
- Validation source: Dr. Luc Le Lay/Christine Perrier
Biography
Marie-Thérèse Bardet was born as Marie-Thérèse Louise Jégat in Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France, on 2 June 1898 to housemaid and single mother Marie-Louise Jégat. Her mother sent her to state care at a young age. She survived typhoid fever aged 15, and worked on a farm during World War I.
She married her husband, Léon, a shipyard worker, and had two children, Léon Jr. and Jeanne, in 1922 and 1924. She was widowed in 1953, and lived with her son until 1982, when she moved into a retirement home in Saint-Nazaire, Pays de la Loire. In 1990, she relocated to another Pays de la Loire retirement home in the commune of Pontchâteau, where she lived for the rest of her life.
By the age of 112, it was reported that Bardet’s speech and hearing had deteriorated, but was still mentally sharp, enjoying seeing pictures of her newborn great-great-grandchildren.
On her 114th birthday, Bardet had seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.
On 1 January 2012, following the death of 113-year-old Marcelle Narbonne, Bardet became the oldest living person in France, and Europe.
Marie-Thérèse Bardet died in Pontchâteau, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France, on 8 June 2012, at the age of 114 years, 6 days.
Marie-Thérèse Bardet at the age of 112, with GRG co-founder L. Stephen Coles.
Longevity recognition
- Oldest living person in France (01.01.2012 – 08.06.2012)
- Oldest living person in Europe (01.01.2012 – 08.06.2012)
Validation
Her age was verified by Dr. Luc Le Lay, and Christine Perrier, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on 18 July 2009.
Marie-Thérèse Bardet (undated photo)