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Famous people · Villespy, Aude
Villespy, birthplace of the librarian Cécil Guitart
In 1944, the librarian Cécil Guitart was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. An article about them exists in one language. A short trip away, Castelnaudary (7 mi) counts 30 famous people, Georges Canguilhem among them.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Cécil Guitart
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1944
Cécil Guitart
The best known
Born in Villespy
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Castelnaudary, with 30.
Questions about famous people from Villespy
Who is the most famous person from Villespy?
Cécil Guitart (Librarian) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Villespy?
1 people born in Villespy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Who counts as from Villespy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Villespy 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)
- Vincent Auriol: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Cau: APB11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominique Clos: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.