André was born as Marie-Louise Rose Jouglard in Orcières, a commune of the department of Hautes-Alpes. Her father died during World War I in 1918, and she was raised by her mother and aunts.
André married her husband, Eugène André, in July 1933. The couple had two children, Camille and Jean. As a supercentenarian, she has a large number of descendants; she has lived in Orcières for her entire life.
André’s age was verified by Cyril Depoudent and Les Grands Centenaires Français, and was validated by the ESO on 3 November 2022.