Supercentenarian Profile

Carmela Callède

Born:

1903-09-29

Visco, Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Italy

Died:

2013-10-01

Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie

France

✔ Age Certified by LongeviQuest

Carmela Maria Callède was an Italian-born French supercentenarian. Her age has been validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO).

BIOGRAPHY

Carmela Callède was born in Visco, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, on 29 September 1903. She grew up with five brothers, and her father worked as the village blacksmith. After marrying Gino, she welcomed a daughter in 1930, followed a few years later by a son, Marcel. Around 1933, she joined her husband in France, but tragedy struck in 1935 when Gino died of tuberculosis.

To support her family, Carmella found work as a maid for a landlady on Rue Gambetta in Montauban. Hoping to provide her children with a father figure, she later married Robert Callede, a nurse at the sanatorium, and with him found a peaceful life. Robert became a devoted partner, helping her raise her young family.

In the 1950s, Carmella changed paths and began working as a babysitter. Over the years, she cared for the children of 52 Montauban families, leaving a lasting mark on the community.

Carmela Callède passed away in the commune of Montauban in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie, France, on 1 October 2013, two days after her 110th birthday.