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Famous people · Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers, Aude

Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers’ famous people span 163 years: 4 births from 1763 to 1926

Marcel Briguiboul, the French painter, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second place goes to the French officer Raymond Viviès de La Prade, third to Jean Boulbet. Only 11 of the 105 towns in Aude with anyone on record list more. The list’s best known name, Marcel Briguiboul, dates from 1837.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marcel Briguiboul
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1763
Raymond Viviès de La Prade
Youngest
1926
Jean Boulbet
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers

The three are covered in 4, 3 and 1 languages: Marcel Briguiboul, Raymond Viviès de La Prade and Jean Boulbet.

MB#1
Writing & Arts

Marcel Briguiboul

1837–1892

French painter (1837-1892)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RP#2
Military

Raymond Viviès de La Prade

1763–1813

French officer (1763–1813)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JB#3
Science & Medicine

Jean Boulbet

1926–2007

French anthropologist

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers’ famous people were born

The 1760s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Raymond Viviès de La PradeJean BoulbetMarcel Briguiboul
Writing & ArtsMilitaryScience & MedicinePolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers

Who is the most famous person from Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers?

Marcel Briguiboul (French painter (1837-1892)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Raymond Viviès de La Prade and Jean Boulbet.

How many famous people were born in Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers?

4 people born in Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers?

Raymond Viviès de La Prade, born in 1763. The youngest on the list was born in 1926.

Who counts as from Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers 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)

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.