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Famous people · Quérigut, Ariège

2 famous people call Quérigut their birthplace

Jean-Louis Bernié, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Raymond Berniolle. The oldest name on the list belongs to Raymond Berniolle, born in 1855, the newest to Jean-Louis Bernié, born in 1953. No town in Ariège lists more than Foix, with 32.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Louis Bernié
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1855
Raymond Berniolle
Youngest
1953
Jean-Louis Bernié
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Quérigut

JB#1
Politics & Law

Jean-Louis Bernié

born 1953

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RB#2
Politics & Law

Raymond Berniolle

1855–1928

French politician (1855-1928)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗

Questions about famous people from Quérigut

Who is the most famous person from Quérigut?

Jean-Louis Bernié (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Raymond Berniolle.

How many famous people were born in Quérigut?

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

What is Quérigut known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Quérigut?

Raymond Berniolle, born in 1855. The youngest on the list was born in 1953.

Who counts as from Quérigut?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Quérigut 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.

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.