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Famous people · Saurat, Ariège

From 1772 to 1934, Saurat was the birthplace of 3 famous people

The best known is the manufacturer of astronomy devices Raymond Augustin Mailhat, with articles in 2 languages. Justin Laffite and Édouard Sans follow. Within 7 mi, Foix lists the most: 32, with Charles de Freycinet first. The list’s best known name, Raymond Augustin Mailhat, dates from 1862.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Raymond Augustin Mailhat
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1772
Justin Laffite
Youngest
1934
Édouard Sans
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in Saurat

By how many languages cover them, Raymond Augustin Mailhat comes first (2), then Justin Laffite (1) and Édouard Sans (1).

RM#1
Business

Raymond Augustin Mailhat

1862–1923

Manufacturer of astronomy devices

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JL#2
Politics & Law

Justin Laffite

1772–1832

French politician and officer (1772–1832)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
ÉS#3
Writing & Arts

Édouard Sans

1934–2017

French germanist

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Saurat is known for

The largest field is Business, with 1 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Foix leads the towns around it, with 32 names.

Questions about famous people from Saurat

Who is the most famous person from Saurat?

Raymond Augustin Mailhat (Manufacturer of astronomy devices) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Justin Laffite and Édouard Sans.

How many famous people were born in Saurat?

3 people born in Saurat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Saurat known for?

Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saurat?

Justin Laffite, born in 1772. The youngest on the list was born in 1934.

Who counts as from Saurat?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saurat 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 (1)

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.