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  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  Maria Filipelli, 80, in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
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Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
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Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16g January, 2013. <br />
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Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Adolfo Melis (98), one of the siblings of the Melis family which in 2012 entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818 for a total of nine brothers and sisters, is seen here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013: Michela Martone  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  A boy plays in the multigrade classroom of the elementary school of Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Salvatore Murgia (55) walks by a mural of Antonia Boi, who passed away in 2018 at the age of 102 years old, here in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: A mural of Antonia Boi, who passed away in 2018 at the age of 102 years old, is seen here in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
<br />
Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Salvatore Mura (63), the local historian who submitted the application to the Guinness World Record and works at the Quirra testing ground, poses for a portrait in the cafe belonging to the Melis siblings, who in 2012 entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth with a combined age at the time of 818 in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Salvatore Mura (63), the local historian who submitted the application to the Guinness World Record and works at the Quirra testing ground, poses for a portrait in the cafe belonging to the Melis siblings, who in 2012 entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth with a combined age at the time of 818 in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Adolfo Melis (98), one of the siblings of the Melis family which in 2012 entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818 for a total of nine brothers and sisters, is seen here preparing an espresso in his family cafe in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Adolfo Melis (98), one of the siblings of the Melis family which in 2012 entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818 for a total of nine brothers and sisters, is seen here preparing an espresso in his family cafe in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Adolfo Melis (98), one of the siblings of the Melis family which in 2012 entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818 for a total of nine brothers and sisters, is seen here preparing an espresso in his family cafe in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: A boy rides his bicycle by Adolfo Melis (98), one of the siblings of the Melis family which in 2012 entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818 for a total of nine brothers and sisters, is seen here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: A man is seen here cleaning his vineyard next to a sign referring to the Guinness World Record set in 2012 by the Melis family as the oldest living siblings (a combined age of 818 back at the time), here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220609_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: The interior of the cafe owned by one of the Melis siblings, who in 2012 entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth with a combined age at the time of 818, is seen here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220609_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: The interior of the cafe owned by one of the Melis siblings, who in 2012 entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth with a combined age at the time of 818, is seen here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220609_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: A sign referring to the Guinness World Record set in 2012 by the Melis family as the oldest living siblings (a combined age of 818 back at the time) is seen here at the entrance of Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220609_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_2...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  Graziella Bettarin, in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  Caterina Pezzi, 80, elementary teacher of the territory of Varese Ligure, in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130116_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
<br />
Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
<br />
Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
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Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
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  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
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Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
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Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
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Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
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Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
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Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
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Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  A boy plays in the multigrade classroom of the elementary school of Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
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Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
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Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013: Children of a multigrade class sit during a break in the classroom at the elementary school of Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
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Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
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Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013: Principal of elementary school Cinzia Cacone sits at her desk in her office  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
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Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
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Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 29 JUNE 2013: An elderly woman and man walk in the main street of Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 29th 2013. Today Perdasdefogu has two pensioners for every worker, an average age of 47, and an unemployment rate of around 25 percent. Between 2001 and 2011, the number of centenarians in Italy rose 138 percent, and that of nonagenarians rose 78 percent. Today, 20 percent of Italians are over the age of 65.<br />
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Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
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The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
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  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 16 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 16 January, 2013. <br />
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Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
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Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
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  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
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Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
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Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • Sesta Godano, Italy - 14 January, 2013:  in Sesta Godano, Italy, on 14 January, 2013. <br />
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Sesta Godano is a town in the province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, with a population of about 1,400.  Because of a low number of children in the area, students in the elementary and seconday have been grouped in multigrade classes. According to the ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) Liguria is the oldest of the Italian regions, with the highes ageing index of 232 percent compared to the national average of 144,5 percent and the EU average of 111,3 percent (data is from 2010). In Liguria there are almost twie as much deaths than births. The average age in Liguria is 48 years old. <br />
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Italy is ageing. According to ISTAT, the average age will rise from 43.5 in 2011 to a maximum of 49.8 in 2059.
    CIPG_20130115_NYT_Demographics__MG_1...jpg
  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: A town hall employee checks the birth dates and ages of the oldest citizens of Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Anna Mulas (100) is seen here in her house in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Puzzles made by biologist Debora Parracciani (52) during her free time are seen here at Parco Genos, a research center and lab that guards the DNA samples of approximately 13,000 people living in the area, as part of a project set up 20 years ago to study the longevity of Sardinians particularly in Ogliastra and Barbagia, in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022. The company SharDna, which was responsible for sequencing the blood of 13,000 donors, went bankrupt and had been bought at auction by the British company Tiziana Life. However, the Italian Privacy Guarantor had blocked everything by sanctioning that the that the ownership lies with the Dna donors themselves.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: great-grandchildren of centenarians pose for a portraits here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: A gate of the Salto di Quirra, a restricted weapons testing range and rocket launching site in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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In 2011, the results of a series of investigations established a statistically significant coincidence between malformations in animals and tumors in shepherds in the area. Among the hypothesized causes were bullets containing depleted uranium used for weapons testing at the range.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: Giacomo Mameli, an 81-year old writer who wrote a book about a local centenaeian who esaped a concentration camp in World War II, is seen here in the countryside of Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: A plaque for Piazza Longevità - or Longevity Square - dedicated to Consolata Melis, who died two months short of 108 years old back in 2015, is seen here here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • MONSERRATO, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: Antonio Brundu (104), the oldest living citizen of Perdasdefogu, poses for a portrait in his daughter's house in Monserrato, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 29 JUNE 2013: A wedding picture of Consolata Melis (106, here at age 18) with her now deceased husband Francesco Lai, is here in her house in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 29th 2013.<br />
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Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
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The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: The road to Seulo, in the Barbagia region, is seen here in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: (L-R) Luigi Carta (99), Fausto Murgia (91) and Antonello Lai (91) are seen here relaxing on a bench in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: (L-R) Maria Murgia (89) and Consuelo Melis (30) are seen here as they go for a walk together in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: (L-R) Maria Murgia (89) and Consuelo Melis (30) are seen here as they go for a walk together in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Anna Mulas (100) is seen here in her house in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Anna Mulas (100) is seen here in her house in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: A detail of the hand of Anna Mulas (100) is seen here in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Salvatore Murgia (55), mayor of Seulo, greets his elementary school teacher in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Portraits of centenarians are seen here in a local museum in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Elderly resident of Seulo are seen here in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022:  A historic birth register at the town hall in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: A man is seen here walking back to his truck with water containers filled ata fountain at the entrance of Seulo, a village in Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: The lab of Parco Genos, a research center and lab that guards the DNA samples of approximately 13,000 people living in the area, as part of a project set up 20 years ago to study the longevity of Sardinians particularly in Ogliastra and Barbagia, here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022. The company SharDna, which was responsible for sequencing the blood of 13,000 donors, went bankrupt and had been bought at auction by the British company Tiziana Life. However, the Italian Privacy Guarantor had blocked everything by sanctioning that the that the ownership lies with the Dna donors themselves.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: The room under seizure at the lab of Parco Genos, a research center and lab that guards the DNA samples of approximately 13,000 people living in the area, as part of a project set up 20 years ago to study the longevity of Sardinians particularly in Ogliastra and Barbagia, is seen here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022. The company SharDna, which was responsible for sequencing the blood of 13,000 donors, went bankrupt and had been bought at auction by the British company Tiziana Life. However, the Italian Privacy Guarantor had blocked everything by sanctioning that the that the ownership lies with the Dna donors themselves.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Biologist Debora Parracciani (52) shows her genomic DNA in the lab of Parco Genos, a research center and lab that guards the DNA samples of approximately 13,000 people living in the area, as part of a project set up 20 years ago to study the longevity of Sardinians particularly in Ogliastra and Barbagia, here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022. The company SharDna, which was responsible for sequencing the blood of 13,000 donors, went bankrupt and had been bought at auction by the British company Tiziana Life. However, the Italian Privacy Guarantor had blocked everything by sanctioning that the that the ownership lies with the Dna donors themselves.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: A plaque for Piazza Longevità - or Longevity Square - dedicated to Consolata Melis, who died two months short of 108 years old back in 2015, is seen here here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Bonino Lai (102) poses for a portrait in his home in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: An aerial view of Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: (R-L) Bonino Lai (102) and his daughter Monica Lai (51) are seen here in their home in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: (R-L) Salvatore Mura (63), the local historian who submitted the application to the Guinness World Record and works at the Quirra testing ground, Bonino Lai (102) and his daughter Monica Lai (51) are seen here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: The entrance to the Parco Genos, a research center and lab that guards the DNA samples of approximately 13,000 people living in the area, as part of a project set up 20 years ago to study the longevity of Sardinians particularly in Ogliastra and Barbagia, here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022. The company SharDna, which was responsible for sequencing the blood of 13,000 donors, went bankrupt and had been bought at auction by the British company Tiziana Life. However, the Italian Privacy Guarantor had blocked everything by sanctioning that the that the ownership lies with the Dna donors themselves.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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