#1Marie Petiet
1854–1893French painter (1854-1893)
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Most widely known is Marie Petiet, the French painter, with articles in 12 languages. Second and third on the list are Jacques Ferrier and Didier Baichère. The list reaches back to Louis de Chénier, born in 1722, one of 9 born before the Revolution. Only 2 towns in Aude list more.
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#1French painter (1854-1893)
#2French architect
#3French politician
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 3.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Another 28, the earliest born in 1722.
French politician (1754-1809)


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Marie Petiet (French painter (1854-1893)) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Ferrier and Didier Baichère.
31 people born in Limoux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 37 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, leaders: 19 of the 31. That is 61% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Louis de Chénier, born in 1722. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Limoux 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.
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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