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Famous people · Chaudes-Aigues, Cantal

2 famous people were born in Chaudes-Aigues

Most widely known is Claude Daude, the French politician, with an article in one language. The other is Jean-Baptiste Barlier, the French politician. Born in 1765, Claude Daude is the first name on record, and Jean-Baptiste Barlier, born in 1780, the most recent. The Cantal lists hold names for 71 towns.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claude Daude
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1765
Claude Daude
Youngest
1780
Jean-Baptiste Barlier
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Chaudes-Aigues

CD#1
Politics & Law

Claude Daude

1765–1835

French politician (1765-1835)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JB#2
Politics & Law

Jean-Baptiste Barlier

1780–1865

French politician (1780-1865)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗

Questions about famous people from Chaudes-Aigues

Who is the most famous person from Chaudes-Aigues?

Claude Daude (French politician (1765-1835)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Baptiste Barlier.

How many famous people were born in Chaudes-Aigues?

2 people born in Chaudes-Aigues have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Chaudes-Aigues known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chaudes-Aigues?

Claude Daude, born in 1765. The youngest on the list was born in 1780.

Who counts as from Chaudes-Aigues?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chaudes-Aigues 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.