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Pierre Julien Cavalerie
1869–1927French botanist (1869-1927)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Roussennac, Aveyron
Pierre Julien Cavalerie, born in 1869, is Roussennac’s famous person on record
In 1869, the French botanist Pierre Julien Cavalerie was born. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. An article about them exists in one language. The nearest list is in Decazeville, 8 mi away: 25 names, starting with Emma Calvé.
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Pierre Julien Cavalerie
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1869
Pierre Julien Cavalerie
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Famous people from the towns next door
Decazeville has the longest list next door: 25.
Questions about famous people from Roussennac
Who is the most famous person from Roussennac?
Pierre Julien Cavalerie (French botanist (1869-1927)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Roussennac?
1 people born in Roussennac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Roussennac known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Roussennac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Roussennac 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?
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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)
- Emma Calvé: Aimé Dupont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilles Poux: Fabien Narritsens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jules Albert Cabrol: 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.