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Politics & Law
Antoine Thévenin
1757–1842French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Échassières, Allier
Échassières has just one famous person to its name: Antoine Thévenin
Antoine Thévenin, the French politician, was born in 1757. That places their birth before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. Just 11 mi away, Commentry’s list holds 7 names, Roger Vergé the best known.
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Antoine Thévenin
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1757
Antoine Thévenin
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Échassières, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Échassières
Who is the most famous person from Échassières?
Antoine Thévenin (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Échassières?
1 people born in Échassières have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Échassières known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Échassières?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Échassières 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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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.