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Famous people · Montolieu, Aude

2 famous people call Montolieu their birthplace

The best known is the French politician Dominique-Vincent Ramel-Nogaret, with articles in 8 languages. The list has one more: the French general Louis Bastoul. Albert Fert heads the list in Carcassonne, 10 mi away, which has 150 names. Born in 1753, Louis Bastoul is the first name on record, and Dominique-Vincent Ramel-Nogaret, born in 1760, the most recent.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Dominique-Vincent Ramel-Nogaret
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1753
Louis Bastoul
Youngest
1760
Dominique-Vincent Ramel-Nogaret
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Montolieu

DR#1
Politics & Law

Dominique-Vincent Ramel-Nogaret

1760–1829

French politician

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LB#2
Military

Louis Bastoul

1753–1801

French general (1753-1801)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Montolieu is known for

Share of Montolieu’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 Montolieu

Who is the most famous person from Montolieu?

Dominique-Vincent Ramel-Nogaret (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Bastoul.

How many famous people were born in Montolieu?

2 people born in Montolieu have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Montolieu known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Montolieu?

Louis Bastoul, born in 1753. The youngest on the list was born in 1760.

Who counts as from Montolieu?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montolieu 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.