BIOGRAPHY

Eugénie Raffy was born in the commune of Eyzerac in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France, on 13 July 1905. She moved to Bordeaux with her husband, who worked at the tobacco factory, shortly before the 1930s. Together, they had three children.

Around 2010, she moved into the Protestant retirement home in Chartrons.

Eugénie Raffy passed away in Bordeaux, on 30 October 2016, at the age of 111 years, 109 days.

RECOGNITION

Raffy’s age has been validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO).

ATTRIBUTION

* “La curiosité comme secret de la longévité d’Eugénie” – Sud Ouest, 20 July 2011

* “La vie peut commencer après 100 ans” – Sud Ouest, 10 January 2014

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