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Famous people · Alet-les-Bains, Aude

One famous person was born in Alet-les-Bains

Étienne Larade, the French politician, was born in 1729. That places their birth before the Revolution. Their story is told in 2 languages. Nearby, Limoux, 5 mi away, lists 31, led by Marie Petiet.

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Étienne Larade
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1729
Étienne Larade
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Alet-les-Bains

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Politics & Law

Étienne Larade

1729–1791

French politician (1729-1791)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Limoux, at 31.

Questions about famous people from Alet-les-Bains

Who is the most famous person from Alet-les-Bains?

Étienne Larade (French politician (1729-1791)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Alet-les-Bains?

1 people born in Alet-les-Bains have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Alet-les-Bains 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 Alet-les-Bains?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Alet-les-Bains 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).

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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.