Yvonne Arend-Francier

BIOGRAPHY

Yvonne Arend-Francier was born in Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium, on 28 February 1913. At some point, she married André Henri Arend (1905–1969). She left Belgium for Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica, after the death of her husband in 1969.

Yvonne Arend-Francier passed away in Ajaccio, Corsica, France, on 2 September 2025, at the age of 112 years, 186 days.

RECOGNITION

Yvonne Arend-Francier passed away at the same age as Joanna Deroover-Turcksin (1890–2002), the oldest person ever born in Belgium. They now share this title.

Her age has not been validated.

ATTRIBUTION

* Yvonne Francier – geneanet

* “Oudste Belgische vrouw (112) overleden op Corsica” – HLN, 2 September 2025

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