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Famous people · Haut Valromey, Ain

2 famous people were born in Haut Valromey

Articles in 4 languages make the French politician and officer Jean-Pierre Baillod the best known. The list has one more: the French Catholic priest and politician Aimé Favre. Corinne Niogret tops the 22 names on record in Nantua, 10 mi away. Over 49 years of births, the list goes from Aimé Favre (1722) to Jean-Pierre Baillod (1771).

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Pierre Baillod
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1722
Aimé Favre
Youngest
1771
Jean-Pierre Baillod
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Haut Valromey

JB#1
Politics & Law

Jean-Pierre Baillod

1771–1853

French politician and officer (1771-1853)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AF#2
Faith

Aimé Favre

1722–1810

French catholic priest and politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Haut Valromey is known for

Share of Haut Valromey’s famous people in each field.

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

Nantua has the longest list next door: 22.

Questions about famous people from Haut Valromey

Who is the most famous person from Haut Valromey?

Jean-Pierre Baillod (French politician and officer (1771-1853)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Aimé Favre.

How many famous people were born in Haut Valromey?

2 people born in Haut Valromey 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 Haut Valromey known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Haut Valromey?

Aimé Favre, born in 1722. The youngest on the list was born in 1771.

Who counts as from Haut Valromey?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Haut Valromey 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 (3)

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.