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Famous people · Chalencon, Ardèche

Chalencon has just one famous person to its name: François Dautheville

François Dautheville, the French politician and officer, was born in 1792. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Nearby, Privas, 10 mi away, lists 23, led by Cyril Théréau.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Dautheville
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1792
François Dautheville
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Chalencon

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Politics & Law

François Dautheville

1792–1875

French politician and officer (1792-1875)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Privas has the most people on record, 23 of them.

Questions about famous people from Chalencon

Who is the most famous person from Chalencon?

François Dautheville (French politician and officer (1792-1875)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Chalencon?

1 people born in Chalencon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Chalencon 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 Chalencon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chalencon 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 (2)

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.