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Famous people · Couleuvre, Allier

2 famous people were born in Couleuvre

Articles in 3 languages make the French journalist Jules-Hippolyte Percher the best known. The other is Charles Madet, the French politician. Born in 1804, Charles Madet is the first name on record, and Jules-Hippolyte Percher, born in 1857, the most recent. Gabriel Gravier heads the list in Sancoins, 11 mi away, which has 3 names.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jules-Hippolyte Percher
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1804
Charles Madet
Youngest
1857
Jules-Hippolyte Percher
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Couleuvre

JP#1
Writing & Arts

Jules-Hippolyte Percher

1857–1895

French journalist (1857–1895)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CM#2
Politics & Law

Charles Madet

1804–1874

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Couleuvre is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.

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 most names next door are in Sancoins: 3.

Questions about famous people from Couleuvre

Who is the most famous person from Couleuvre?

Jules-Hippolyte Percher (French journalist (1857–1895)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Madet.

How many famous people were born in Couleuvre?

2 people born in Couleuvre have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Couleuvre known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Couleuvre?

Charles Madet, born in 1804. The youngest on the list was born in 1857.

Who counts as from Couleuvre?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Couleuvre 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 (1)

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.