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Famous people · Soulatgé, Aude

Soulatgé, birthplace of the French monk and scholar Bernard de Montfaucon

In 1655, the French monk and scholar Bernard de Montfaucon was born. That places their birth before the Revolution. Readers can find them written up in 28 languages. The Aude lists hold names for 105 towns.

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Bernard de Montfaucon
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1655
Bernard de Montfaucon
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1 person
The best known

Born in Soulatgé

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Bernard de Montfaucon

1655–1741

French monk and scholar (1655–1741)

28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗

Questions about famous people from Soulatgé

Who is the most famous person from Soulatgé?

Bernard de Montfaucon (French monk and scholar (1655–1741)) is the best known by our measure: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Soulatgé?

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

What is Soulatgé known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who counts as from Soulatgé?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Soulatgé 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.

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.