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Conques-sur-Orbiel is the birthplace of 3 famous people

Articles in 5 languages make the French painter Henry d'Estienne the best known. Albert Gau, the French politician, comes second, with Albert Calvayrac third. Of its neighbours, Carcassonne, 5 mi away, lists the most: 150, Albert Fert first. From Henry d'Estienne to Albert Calvayrac, the births on the list run from 1872 to 1934.

#1 best knownHenry d'EstienneWriting & Arts · 1872–1949
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Best known
Henry d'Estienne
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1872
Henry d'Estienne
Youngest
1934
Albert Calvayrac
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Conques-sur-Orbiel

Henry d'Estienne, Albert Gau and Albert Calvayrac are written about in 5, 4 and 1 languages.

Henry d'Estienne#1
Writing & Arts

Henry d'Estienne

1872–1949

French painter (1872–1949)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Albert Gau#2
Politics & Law

Albert Gau

1910–1993

French politician (1910-1993)

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

What Conques-sur-Orbiel is known for

Share of Conques-sur-Orbiel’s 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 fullest list close by belongs to Carcassonne, with 150.

Questions about famous people from Conques-sur-Orbiel

Who is the most famous person from Conques-sur-Orbiel?

Henry d'Estienne (French painter (1872–1949)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Albert Gau and Albert Calvayrac.

How many famous people were born in Conques-sur-Orbiel?

3 people born in Conques-sur-Orbiel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Conques-sur-Orbiel known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Conques-sur-Orbiel?

Henry d'Estienne, born in 1872. The youngest on the list was born in 1934.

Who counts as from Conques-sur-Orbiel?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Conques-sur-Orbiel 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.