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Famous people · Bâgé-le-Châtel, Ain

Bâgé-le-Châtel has one famous person on record

The French military commander Jacques Pierre Louis Puthod was born in 1769. That places their birth before the Revolution. Their story is told in 5 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Mâcon, 5 mi away: 105, led by Alphonse de Lamartine.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Pierre Louis Puthod
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1769
Jacques Pierre Louis Puthod
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Bâgé-le-Châtel

JP#1
Military

Jacques Pierre Louis Puthod

1769–1837

French military commander (1769–1837)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Mâcon’s, with 105.

Questions about famous people from Bâgé-le-Châtel

Who is the most famous person from Bâgé-le-Châtel?

Jacques Pierre Louis Puthod (French military commander (1769–1837)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Bâgé-le-Châtel?

1 people born in Bâgé-le-Châtel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Bâgé-le-Châtel known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who counts as from Bâgé-le-Châtel?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bâgé-le-Châtel itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Why is someone missing?

Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.

From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.