Modesta Vivas was born in Godoy Cruz, Mendoza Province, Argentina on 24 May 1914. At some point, she arrived in France alone to flee the Spanish Civil War, during which her parents had returned to Spain, and subsequently became a seamstress.
At the age of 106, she was reported to still have a robust character and demonstrated a clear understanding of her desires and aversions.
Modesta Vivas passed away in the commune of Valbonne in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, on 14 December 2024, at the age of 110 years.
Her age has not been validated by LongeviQuest.
* “Ces trois drôles de dames de l’ehpad” – Nice-Matin, 10 December 2020
* “Notre liste accueille Modesta Vivas.” – Les Grands Centenaires Français, 28 May 2021