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Politics & Law
Joseph Vidal
1933–2020French politician (1933-2020)
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Famous people · Lavalette, Aude
Joseph Vidal, born in 1933, is Lavalette’s famous person on record
The French politician Joseph Vidal was born in 1933. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 4 languages have an article about them. A short trip away, Carcassonne (5 mi) counts 150 famous people, Albert Fert among them.
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Joseph Vidal
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1933
Joseph Vidal
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Lavalette
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Lavalette, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Lavalette
Who is the most famous person from Lavalette?
Joseph Vidal (French politician (1933-2020)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Lavalette?
1 people born in Lavalette have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Lavalette known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Lavalette?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lavalette 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 (4)
- Albert Fert: Eurobas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Petiet: Marie Petiet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Cau: APB11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry d'Estienne: Gatravis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.