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Politics & Law
Louis Vezu
1742–1801French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Crans, Ain
Crans, birthplace of the French politician Louis Vezu
The French politician Louis Vezu was born in 1742. That places their birth before the Revolution. Their name appears in an article in one language. The nearest list is in Ambérieu-en-Bugey, 8 mi away: 14 names, starting with Denise Perrier.
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Louis Vezu
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1742
Louis Vezu
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Crans
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Ambérieu-en-Bugey lists the most people: 14.
Ambérieu-en-Bugey · 8 miDenise Perrier & 13 more
Montluel · 10 miJoseph Crétin & 8 moreDDLagnieu · 8 miDenis Defforey & 5 more
Meximieux · 4 miAlphonse Bernoud & 2 more
Pont-d'Ain · 10 miDominique Bathenay & 2 moreJMVillars-les-Dombes · 8 miJean Miriot & 1 moreCDDagneux · 10 miClaude-Antoine Dussort & 1 more
Chalamont · 3 miJean-François BellayQuestions about famous people from Crans
Who is the most famous person from Crans?
Louis Vezu (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Crans?
1 people born in Crans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Crans known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Crans?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Crans 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 (5)
- Denise Perrier: Agip - (Fotocollectie Anefo), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Crétin: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse Bernoud: Original uploader was Montemurro at it.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominique Bathenay: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-François Bellay: Jean-François Armbruster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.