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Pierre-Jean Broyer
1846–1918French archbishop
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Illiat, Ain
Illiat has one famous person on record
In 1846, the French archbishop Pierre-Jean Broyer was born. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their name appears in articles in 4 languages. Go 9 mi to Mâcon and the list grows to 105, with Alphonse de Lamartine at the top.
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Pierre-Jean Broyer
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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Pierre-Jean Broyer
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Illiat, with how many people each has.
Mâcon · 9 miAlphonse de Lamartine & 104 more
Belleville-en-Beaujolais · 9 miFranck Durix & 9 moreDMSaint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne · 3 miDidier Maufras & 2 more
Replonges · 8 miLouis Desnoyers & 2 moreBPMontmerle-sur-Saône · 9 miBenoît Poncet & 2 moreGLChâtillon-sur-Chalaronne · 6 miGeorges Lagrange & 1 moreGDCrêches-sur-Saône · 6 miGeorges Dubœuf & 1 more
La Chapelle-de-Guinchay · 6 miMichel GillibertQuestions about famous people from Illiat
Who is the most famous person from Illiat?
Pierre-Jean Broyer (French archbishop) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Illiat?
1 people born in Illiat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Illiat 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 Illiat?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Illiat 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)
- Alphonse de Lamartine: Adrien Tournachon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franck Durix: Werner Getzmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Desnoyers: E. Gervais, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Gillibert: CamilleC34, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.