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Politics & Law
Joseph Louis Mennessier
1756–1808French politician (1756-1808)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Chennegy, Aube
The French politician Joseph Louis Mennessier is the one famous person from Chennegy
In 1756, the French politician Joseph Louis Mennessier was born. That places their birth before the Revolution. Their story is told in one language so far. Go 12 mi to Troyes and the list grows to 214, with Urbain IV at the top.
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Joseph Louis Mennessier
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1756
Joseph Louis Mennessier
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Politics & Law
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Questions about famous people from Chennegy
Who is the most famous person from Chennegy?
Joseph Louis Mennessier (French politician (1756-1808)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Chennegy?
1 people born in Chennegy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Chennegy known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Chennegy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chennegy 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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Photo credits (3)
- Urbain IV: Sailko, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Gobry: Isabelle Lamberto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominique Pagnier: Locust189, 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.