Top 7 interesting facts about France - Page 3 of 9

Oldest human ever was also French

A French woman has also attained the award of the oldest even human being in the Guinness Book of World. She lived to an unbelievable age of 122 years and 164 days. Jeanne Louise was born on 21 February 1875 and died on 4th August 1997. She has seen the opening of the Eiffel Tower in 1889, two World Wars, and the development of television, the up-to-date motor car, and airplanes. Interesting facts that France has rated as the sixth in the OECD for life span at birth at 82 years: 85 years for women and 79 for men.