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Famous people · Laroquebrou, Cantal

2 famous people call Laroquebrou their birthplace

At the top of the list is the French politician René Cance, covered in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French rugby union player Henri Lacaze. A short trip away, Ytrac (10 mi) counts one famous person, Antonin Magne. The oldest name on the list belongs to René Cance, born in 1895, the newest to Henri Lacaze, born in 1898.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
René Cance
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1895
René Cance
Youngest
1898
Henri Lacaze
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Laroquebrou

RC#1
Politics & Law

René Cance

1895–1982

French politician (1895–1982)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
HL#2
Sports

Henri Lacaze

1898–1981

French rugby union player (1898-1981)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Laroquebrou is known for

Share of Laroquebrou’s famous people in each field.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with a name on record is Ytrac.

Questions about famous people from Laroquebrou

Who is the most famous person from Laroquebrou?

René Cance (French politician (1895–1982)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Lacaze.

How many famous people were born in Laroquebrou?

2 people born in Laroquebrou 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 Laroquebrou known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Laroquebrou?

René Cance, born in 1895. The youngest on the list was born in 1898.

Who counts as from Laroquebrou?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Laroquebrou 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 (1)

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.