Marie-Simone Capony

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Marie-Simone Capony (March 14, 1894 – September 15, 2007) was, at age 113, the oldest living person in France and was a retired teacher. She became the doyenne following the death of 114-year-old Camille Loiseau in August 2006. At the time of her death due to heart failure, she ranked as fifth-oldest in the world. Capony was born in Charlieu (Loire), and lived in a retirement facility in Cannes. She never married (her fiancé was killed in action at the beginning of the First World War in 1914). Capony had not been able to walk since she turned 100, after having an operation in order to fix a broken thighbone, but she still remained in fairly good health considering her very advanced age.

She is listed on page 64 of the 2008 edition of the Guinness Book of Records as one of the ten oldest verified people living as of August 8, 2007, the book's release date. For a short time, from September 2007 until October 2007, Capony was one of the 100 longest lived people ever.

Preceded by
Camille Loiseau		 Doyenne de France
August 12, 2006 – September 15, 2007		 Succeeded by
Clémentine Solignac

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