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Famous people · Chalabre, Aude

Of the 6 famous people born in Chalabre, an unusual share are leaders

Articles in 12 languages make the French foreign legion officer Jean Danjou the best known. Second and third on the list are Charles Amouroux and Marcel Souquet. The list reaches back to Jean Louis Félicité de Bruyères-Chalabre, born in 1762, one of 2 born before the Revolution. The largest group, 3, was born between the Revolution and the Second Empire.

Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Danjou
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1762
Jean Louis Félicité de Bruyères-Chalabre
Youngest
1914
Marcel Souquet
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Chalabre’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Chalabre is known for

Leaders stand out most, at 2.8 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Chalabre’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1760s, at 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Jean-Jacques Anduze-FarisAntoine Alexandre DejeanMarcel SouquetCharles AmourouxJean Danjou
Politics & LawMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Chalabre

Two of the three are leaders.

JD#1
Military

Jean Danjou

1828–1863

French foreign legion officer (1828-1863)

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CA#2
Politics & Law

Charles Amouroux

1843–1885

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MS#3
Politics & Law

Marcel Souquet

1914–1995

French politician (1914-1995)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Chalabre

The other 3 span the years 1762 to 1799.

JB

Jean Louis Félicité de Bruyères-Chalabre

1762–1838

French politician (1762-1838)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Limoux, with 31.

Questions about famous people from Chalabre

Who is the most famous person from Chalabre?

Jean Danjou (French foreign legion officer (1828-1863)) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Amouroux and Marcel Souquet.

How many famous people were born in Chalabre?

6 people born in Chalabre 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.

What is Chalabre known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 6. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chalabre?

Jean Louis Félicité de Bruyères-Chalabre, born in 1762. The youngest on the list was born in 1914.

Who counts as from Chalabre?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chalabre 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.