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Irène Castera

Validated By: On Date: Nov. 14th 2022

Irène Castera (née Aubry) was a Haitian-born French supercentenarian whose age has been validated by both the Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS), and the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO). She was the first validated Haitian supercentenarian.

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Biography

Irène Castera was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on 7 January 1910.

At some point, she married George Castera, with whom she had seven children, one of whom became the author Georges Castera (1936–2020). Her husband died in 1969.

After many trips during her life, notably to the United States, Germany and France where some of her children live, Castera moved to Strasbourg in 2010, after the earthquake struck Haiti. She lived with her son-in-law Jean, and her daughter May. In 2014, she met Pope Francis with two of her daughters. At the time of her 111th birthday in 2021, she had 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, and was reported by France to be the oldest in the French region of Alsace (now in Grand Est).

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Recognition

Her age was verified by Stefan Maglov, and validated by the LAS on 14 November 2022, and by the ESO on 3 December.