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Famous people · Champdor-Corcelles, Ain

The French archbishop Jean-François de Montillet de Grenaud is the one famous person from Champdor-Corcelles

In 1702, the French archbishop Jean-François de Montillet de Grenaud was born. Their birth falls before the Revolution. 2 languages have an article about them. Corinne Niogret tops the 22 names on record in Nantua, 9 mi away.

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Jean-François de Montillet de Grenaud
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Jean-François de Montillet de Grenaud

1702–1776

French archbishop (1702-1776)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Nantua counts 22 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Champdor-Corcelles

Who is the most famous person from Champdor-Corcelles?

Jean-François de Montillet de Grenaud (French archbishop (1702-1776)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Champdor-Corcelles?

1 people born in Champdor-Corcelles have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Champdor-Corcelles known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who counts as from Champdor-Corcelles?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Champdor-Corcelles 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).

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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.