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Famous people · Cenne-Monestiés, Aude

2 famous people call Cenne-Monestiés their birthplace

Most widely known is Paul Guiraud, the French historian, with articles in 9 languages. The other is Henri Daydé, the French engineer. For more famous names, Castelnaudary is 8 mi away: its list has 30, led by Georges Canguilhem. Born in 1847, Henri Daydé is the first name on record, and Paul Guiraud, born in 1850, the most recent.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul Guiraud
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1847
Henri Daydé
Youngest
1850
Paul Guiraud
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Cenne-Monestiés

PG#1
Writing & Arts

Paul Guiraud

1850–1907

French historian (1850–1907)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
HD#2
Science & Medicine

Henri Daydé

1847–1924

French engineer (1847-1924)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Cenne-Monestiés is known for

Share of Cenne-Monestiés’ famous people in each field.

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

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Cenne-Monestiés, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Cenne-Monestiés

Who is the most famous person from Cenne-Monestiés?

Paul Guiraud (French historian (1850–1907)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Daydé.

How many famous people were born in Cenne-Monestiés?

2 people born in Cenne-Monestiés have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Cenne-Monestiés known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cenne-Monestiés?

Henri Daydé, born in 1847. The youngest on the list was born in 1850.

Who counts as from Cenne-Monestiés?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cenne-Monestiés 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 (3)

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.