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Politics & Law
Lazare Escarguel
1816–1893French politician (1816–1893)
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Famous people · Routier, Aude
Routier has just one famous person to its name: Lazare Escarguel
The French politician Lazare Escarguel was born in 1816. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. Marie Petiet tops the 31 names on record in Limoux, 6 mi away.
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Lazare Escarguel
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1816
Lazare Escarguel
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Routier
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Limoux’s, at 31 names.
Questions about famous people from Routier
Who is the most famous person from Routier?
Lazare Escarguel (French politician (1816–1893)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Routier?
1 people born in Routier have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Routier 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 Routier?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Routier 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 (2)
- Marie Petiet: Marie Petiet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Cau: APB11, 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.