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Famous people · Arzens, Aude

Arzens has just one famous person to its name: Achille Laugé

In 1861, the French painter Achille Laugé was born. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. Of its neighbours, Carcassonne, 7 mi away, lists the most: 150, Albert Fert first.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Achille Laugé
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1861
Achille Laugé
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Arzens

AL#1
Writing & Arts

Achille Laugé

1861–1944

French painter (1861-1944)

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

The longest list nearby is Carcassonne’s, with 150.

Questions about famous people from Arzens

Who is the most famous person from Arzens?

Achille Laugé (French painter (1861-1944)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Arzens?

1 people born in Arzens have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Arzens known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who counts as from Arzens?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arzens 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.