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Famous people · La Bastide-du-Salat, Ariège

André Cantenys is the only name on the La Bastide-du-Salat list

The French film director André Cantenys was born in 1920. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. A short trip away, Saint-Girons (9 mi) counts 22 famous people, Grégory Turpin among them.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Cantenys
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1920
André Cantenys
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in La Bastide-du-Salat

AC#1
Film, TV & Stage

André Cantenys

1920–2011

French film director (1920-2011)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Saint-Girons has the longest list next door: 22.

Questions about famous people from La Bastide-du-Salat

Who is the most famous person from La Bastide-du-Salat?

André Cantenys (French film director (1920-2011)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in La Bastide-du-Salat?

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

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who counts as from La Bastide-du-Salat?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Bastide-du-Salat 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).

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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.