marie-isabelle diaz (née rodriguez, 22 february 1898 – 29 october 2011) was posthumously recognised as the oldest living french person from the death of eugénie blanchard on 4 november 2010, until her own death a year later. she is also the oldest person ever from the french possession of réunion. she was born in sidi bel abbès, algeria, then an overseas territory of france. she was married and had three children. her husband died aged 60. after algerian independence, she left her homeland in 1962. she then settled in spain with one of her sons and lived in rouen for a few years. she lived in réunion from 1983 until her death. she was 113 years 249 days old when she died.