Marthe Andrée Linteau was a French supercentenarian.
BIOGRAPHY
Marthe Linteau was born in the commune of Pantin, Île-de-France, France, on 15 October 1906. She had two sisters. Marthe, an embroiderer and lady-in-waiting in Paris, married a chauffeur-mechanic in August 1937, though the marriage later ended in divorce. From this union, a daughter, Nadia, was born in Toulon; she passed away at the age of 59.
Immediately after World War II, she returned with her parents to her grandparents’ village, La Chapelle-Moulière, where she spent most of her life. Her father managed the Hôtel de France in Bonneuil-Matours, while her mother, Antonia, worked as a hairdresser. She passed away just four months shy of her 100th birthday.
According to her son-in-law, she broke her femur twice after turning 100—both times while attempting to pull weeds. At the age of 110, she had four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. At the time, she still enjoyed eating oysters and drank half a glass of red wine at both lunch and dinner.|Marthe Linteau passed away in La Chapelle-Moulière, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, on 16 October 2017, the day after her 111th birthday.
RECOGNITION
Her age was verified by the members of Les Grands Centenaires Français, and validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO) on 14 August 2023.
ATTRIBUTION
* “Marthe Linteau a fêté ses 105 ans” – La Nouvelle République, 20 October 2011
* “Marthe Linteau, 110 ans ” super-centenaire “” – La Nouvelle République, 20 October 2016
GALLERY
As a young woman. (Source: YouTube / France 3 Poitou-Charentes)
As a young woman. (Source: La Nouvelle République)
On her 110th birthday. (Source: France 3 Régions)
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