#1Politics & Law
Albin Chalandon
1920–2020French politician (1920-2020)
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Reyrieux, Ain
Reyrieux counts 3 famous people, first among them Albin Chalandon
Articles in 13 languages make the French politician Albin Chalandon the best known. The next two names are Francisque Perrut and Jean Compagnon. Trévoux, 2 mi off, can claim 16 famous people, the best known Daniel Dagallier. For every 10,000 residents the town has 5.6, while at least half the towns in Ain list nobody born there.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Albin Chalandon
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1837
Jean Compagnon
Youngest
1920
Francisque Perrut
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Reyrieux
Two of the three are leaders.
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#2Politics & Law
Francisque Perrut
1920–2018French politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JC#3
Notable
Jean Compagnon
1837–1900French carpenter (1837-1900)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Reyrieux is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 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 neighbour with the most names is Trévoux, at 16.
Questions about famous people from Reyrieux
Who is the most famous person from Reyrieux?
Albin Chalandon (French politician (1920-2020)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Francisque Perrut and Jean Compagnon.
How many famous people were born in Reyrieux?
3 people born in Reyrieux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Reyrieux known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Reyrieux?
Jean Compagnon, born in 1837. The youngest on the list was born in 1920.
Who counts as from Reyrieux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Reyrieux 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)
- Albin Chalandon: Ramsès Le Grand, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francisque Perrut: Perrut, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Villard: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Mauriat: La Vie au grand air, 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.