November 23, 2024

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Oldest Belgium: Françoise (104) fled during World War II: “When we came back, the German had eaten all the sausages” |  The oldest of the Belgians

Oldest Belgium: Françoise (104) fled during World War II: “When we came back, the German had eaten all the sausages” | The oldest of the Belgians

What used to be better? What advice should young people receive? What is the secret to getting this old? Every week we ask the oldest inhabitant of a village or city in Flanders, in our new series Oldest Belgians. Four years ago, Françoise Branteghem traded her home in Hellegem for a room in the residential care center Ter Lyne. “Thirty years ago my husband passed away, but I still think of him every day. We were so happy together.”


Frank Eckhot


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02-04-23, 07:30




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