Albert Cambriels
1816–1891French general (1816–1891)
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Most widely known is Albert Cambriels, the French general, with articles in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Dominique Pierre Cambriels and Henry Maury. As early as 1763, Henry Maury was born here, one of 2 born before the Revolution. Soldiers and sailors make up the largest group, 4 of them.
More were born in the 1760s than in any other decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The three best known are all soldiers and sailors.
French general (1816–1891)
French officer (1767–1845)
French officer (1763-1813)
No other field is as far above the usual share as soldiers and sailors, at 19.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
A further 2 follow, born between 1905 and 1914.
No one matches both filters.
Close by, Lézignan-Corbières counts 13 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Albert Cambriels (French general (1816–1891)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Dominique Pierre Cambriels and Henry Maury.
5 people born in Lagrasse have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 4 of the 5. That is 80% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Henry Maury, born in 1763. The youngest on the list was born in 1914.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lagrasse 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.
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