#1Charles-Alfred Bertauld
1812–1882French politician (1812-1882)
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Articles in 3 languages make the French politician Charles-Alfred Bertauld the best known. Arsène Néel is second and Ernest Bourdon de Gramont third. The neighbour with the longest list is Caen, 4 mi away: 366, led by Daniel François Esprit Auber. For every 10,000 residents the town has 7.4, while at least half the towns in Calvados list nobody born there.

All three are leaders.
#1French politician (1812-1882)
French politician
French colonial administrator (1805-1847)
Nearby, Caen has the most on record, with 366.
Fleury-sur-Orne · 4 miNicole Oresme & 2 more
Saint-Martin-de-May · 5 miArlette Ben Hamo & 1 moreJVMondeville · 6 miJean Vallée & 1 moreALFontaine-Étoupefour · 1 miAntoine LepeltierJMBretteville-sur-Odon · 2 miJack MutelPPRots · 4 miPhilippe ParisCMThue et Mue · 5 miColette Marin-CatherineCharles-Alfred Bertauld (French politician (1812-1882)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Arsène Néel and Ernest Bourdon de Gramont.
3 people born in Verson have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Ernest Bourdon de Gramont, born in 1805. The youngest on the list was born in 1856.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Verson 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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