The oldest person in modern history with an authenticated birth certificate was a Frenchwoman, Jeanne Calment, who lived to be 122. French women outlive all but the Japanese, especially those from the southern part of the country. The pleasant region around Cahors seems particularly conducive to long life; residents there live five years longer than Merkin wimmin.
Medieval Pont Valenté in Cahors; barrel cellar at Château de Mercuès
Regular readers may think we're just being chauvinistic, but no! All this and more in an article in this morning's Washington Post. Blame the usual environmental factors: regular doses of hearty red wine and unctuous foie gras. In France, gals can expect to live to 95, guys to 91. À votre santé!
Posted by Ronald Holden at February 5, 2007 9:45 AM
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