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Famous people · Maurs, Cantal

Maurs’ famous people span 124 years: 3 births from 1811 to 1935

Roger Lassale, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Close behind are Antonin Roques and Denis Forestier. The list’s best known name, Roger Lassale, dates from 1935. Just 11 mi away, Figeac’s list holds 33 names, Jean-François Champollion the best known.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Roger Lassale
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1811
Antonin Roques
Youngest
1935
Roger Lassale
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Maurs

First, Roger Lassale (4 languages), then Antonin Roques (2) and Denis Forestier (1).

RL#1
Politics & Law

Roger Lassale

1935–2025

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AR#2
Writing & Arts

Antonin Roques

1811–1881

French poet

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
DF#3
Science & Medicine

Denis Forestier

1911–1978

French teacher and activist (1911-1978)

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

What Maurs is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Close by, Figeac counts 33 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Maurs

Who is the most famous person from Maurs?

Roger Lassale (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antonin Roques and Denis Forestier.

How many famous people were born in Maurs?

3 people born in Maurs have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Maurs known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Maurs?

Antonin Roques, born in 1811. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.

Who counts as from Maurs?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Maurs 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 (3)

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.