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Famous people · Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, Ain

2 famous people call Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne their birthplace

Articles in 6 languages make the French Roman Catholic bishop Georges Lagrange the best known. The other is Christophe Martin, the French politician. Within 11 mi, Belleville-en-Beaujolais lists the most: 10, with Franck Durix first. Over 138 years of births, the list goes from Christophe Martin (1791) to Georges Lagrange (1929).

#2 best knownChristophe MartinPolitics & Law · 1791–1866
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Lagrange
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1791
Christophe Martin
Youngest
1929
Georges Lagrange
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne

GL#1
Faith

Georges Lagrange

1929–2014

French Roman Catholic bishop (1929–2014)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Christophe Martin#2
Politics & Law

Christophe Martin

1791–1866

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne is known for

Clergy and people of faith are the most numerous, 1 of them.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Belleville-en-Beaujolais’, with 10.

Questions about famous people from Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne

Who is the most famous person from Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne?

Georges Lagrange (French Roman Catholic bishop (1929–2014)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Christophe Martin.

How many famous people were born in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne?

2 people born in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne?

Christophe Martin, born in 1791. The youngest on the list was born in 1929.

Who counts as from Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne 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.