Jules Fesquet
1836–189019th century French sculptor from Provence (1836–1890)
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Photo: Vi..Cult... · CC BY-SA 3.0Best known of all is Jules Fesquet, written about in 2 languages. Jack Regard and Marie-Thérèse Jouveau follow. The list comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical town in Bouches-du-Rhône. Just 9 mi away, Salon-de-Provence’s list holds 39 names, Gessime Yassine the best known.
Two of the three are writers and artists.
19th century French sculptor from Provence (1836–1890)
French musician (1943-1974)
French writer
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Of the towns around it, Salon-de-Provence has the most on record: 39.
Jules Fesquet (19th century French sculptor from Provence (1836–1890)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jack Regard and Marie-Thérèse Jouveau.
3 people born in Charleval have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Jules Fesquet, born in 1836. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Charleval 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.
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