Claude-Louis Besson
1752–1815French politician
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The best known is the French politician Claude-Louis Besson, with an article in one language. The other is Marie Augustin François Passerat de Silans, the French politician. The list runs from Claude-Louis Besson, born in 1752, to Marie Augustin François Passerat de Silans, born in 1770. Just 11 mi away, Valserhône’s list holds 8 names, Jacques Dessemme the best known.
French politician
French politician (1770-1852)
The most names next door are in Valserhône: 8.
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Poisy · 12 miAnne NivatClaude-Louis Besson (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marie Augustin François Passerat de Silans.
2 people born in Seyssel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Claude-Louis Besson, born in 1752. The youngest on the list was born in 1770.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Seyssel 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.
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