In 1965, a notary bought an apartment of bare ownership from a 90-year-old owner. The old woman was already living her second life
In 1965, in the picturesque city of Arles, in the south of France, the notary André-François Raffray believed he had found a bargain to invest. Jeanne Calment, a 90-year-old widow and no heirs owner of a large apartment in the historic center of the town, was willing to reach an agreement to sell her housing … Read more