No famous person yet from Lescousse
A short trip away, Pamiers (6 mi) counts 31 famous people, Théophile Delcassé among them. In Ariège, 70 towns have someone on the list. The longest list of any town in Ariège belongs to Foix, with 32.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Lescousse (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lescousse yet.
Famous people born near Lescousse
Pamiers has the longest list next door: 31.
Questions about famous people from Lescousse
Who counts as from Lescousse?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lescousse 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 (3)
- Théophile Delcassé: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnaud Novel: Unknowm derivative work by JPS68, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Romuald Joubé: Pierre GUILHEM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.