Jacques Collin de Plancy
1794–1881French occultist, demonologist and writer (1794–1881)
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With articles in 20 languages, Jacques Collin de Plancy is the most widely known. The next two names are Louis Brisson and Arsène Danton. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 4 were born, the most of any period. Only 8 of the 82 towns in Aube with anyone on record list more.
Jacques Collin de Plancy leads with articles in 20 languages, ahead of Louis Brisson (8) and Arsène Danton (2).
French occultist, demonologist and writer (1794–1881)
French Roman Catholic Priest (1817–1908)
French philosopher
The 1810s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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Still to come: 2 more, from 1135 to 1845.
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Romilly-sur-Seine leads the towns around it, with 16 names.
Jacques Collin de Plancy (French occultist, demonologist and writer (1794–1881)) is the best known by our measure: 20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Brisson and Arsène Danton.
5 people born in Plancy-l'Abbaye have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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, writers and artists: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Barthélémy de Plancy, born in 1135. The youngest on the list was born in 1845.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plancy-l'Abbaye 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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