#1Bertrand Clauzel
1772–1842Marshal of France (1772-1842)
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Bertrand Clauzel, the marshal of France, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Close behind are Jean-François Vidalat and Louis Baptiste Pons-Tande. The earliest on the list is Jean-François Vidalat, born in 1752, and the youngest Louis Baptiste Pons-Tande, born in 1814. For every 10,000 residents there are 15.8 on the list, well above the typical Ariège town’s 10.4.

Bertrand Clauzel has articles in 14 languages, Jean-François Vidalat in 1 and Louis Baptiste Pons-Tande in 1.
#1Marshal of France (1772-1842)
French politician
French politician
Births peak in the 1770s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Leaders stand out most, at 3.4 times the usual share.
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2 more, best known first.
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The longest list nearby is Lavelanet’s, with 20.
Bertrand Clauzel (Marshal of France (1772-1842)) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-François Vidalat and Louis Baptiste Pons-Tande.
5 people born in Mirepoix have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 11 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 5. That is 80% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean-François Vidalat, born in 1752. The youngest on the list was born in 1814.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mirepoix 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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