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Famous people · Flaxieu, Ain
Aymon de Montfalcon, born in 1443, is Flaxieu’s famous person on record
In 1443, the Swiss poet Aymon de Montfalcon was born. Their birth falls before the Revolution. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. A short trip away, Aix-les-Bains (12 mi) counts 50 famous people, Hervé Renard among them.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Aymon de Montfalcon
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1443
Aymon de Montfalcon
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Flaxieu
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Aix-les-Bains · 12 miHervé Renard & 49 more
Belley · 4 miSandrine Bailly & 32 moreGPRumilly · 11 miGeorges Pauget & 3 more
Culoz-Béon · 4 miLéon Serpollet & 1 moreCPYenne · 8 miCharles-Bernard Pellegrini & 1 more
Entrelacs · 10 miPhilibert MollardABGrésy-sur-Aix · 11 miAntoine Philibert Albert BaillyEMVallières-sur-Fier · 12 miEmmanuel MuheimQuestions about famous people from Flaxieu
Who is the most famous person from Flaxieu?
Aymon de Montfalcon (Swiss poet) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Flaxieu?
1 people born in Flaxieu have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Flaxieu known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Flaxieu?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Flaxieu 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)
- Hervé Renard: Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandrine Bailly: Götz A. Primke from Muenchen, Germany Cropped by Fschoenm, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Léon Serpollet: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philibert Mollard: Ignoto, incisione del tempo, 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.