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Achille Mir, born in 1822, is Escales’ famous person on record

The French writer and felibre Achille Mir was born in 1822. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. Lézignan-Corbières, 4 mi away, has 13 on its list, the best known Joseph Anglade.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Achille Mir
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1822
Achille Mir
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Escales

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Writing & Arts

Achille Mir

1822–1901

French writer and felibre (1822-1901)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Questions about famous people from Escales

Who is the most famous person from Escales?

Achille Mir (French writer and felibre (1822-1901)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Escales?

1 people born in Escales 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 Escales 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 Escales?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Escales 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.