Yvette Guillot

BIOGRAPHY

Yvette Guillot was born in Lachapelle, Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France on 12 July 1910. She lost her father at a young age and worked on the family farm in Virazeil to support her mother and sister. Guillot’s professional career began in agriculture, and she continued working on the family farm until 1954. The following year, in 1955, she took on the role of canteen keeper at the newly built primary school, a position she held for 20 years. One of her aunts died at the age of 106.

Guillot never married nor had children. In 1975, she joined the Rural Seniors’ Club and sang in the choir. Meetings were held at her home until 1982, when the village hall was opened. At the age of 102, in 2012, she attended the inauguration of the new canteen.

Guillot spent some time with the Monsacré foster family in Gontaud, where she celebrated her 100th birthday. In 2014, at the age of 104, she moved into the nursing home in Verteuil-d’Agenais. On her 108th birthday, she was surrounded by long-time friends, Jean-Claude Blay, the mayor of Virazeil representing the Department, the mayor of the village, and others. By that time, she no longer had any close relatives.

A week before her 111th birthday, she suffered a fall and required two stitches on her forehead. However, this didn’t stop her from celebrating her birthday with a glass of champagne and the cake that the nursing home staff had prepared for her. The mayor of Virazeil, Christophe Courrègelongue, also attended the celebration.

Guillot passed away in Verteuil-d’Agenais, Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on 7 August 2021, at the age of 111 years, 26 days.