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Military
Charles de Courbon-Blénac
1710–1766French military personnel
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Champdolent, Charente-Maritime
One famous person was born in Champdolent
The French military personnel Charles de Courbon-Blénac was born in 1710. Their birth falls before the Revolution. 2 languages have an article about them. Just 9 mi away, Rochefort’s list holds 50 names, David Zurutuza the best known.
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Charles de Courbon-Blénac
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1710
Charles de Courbon-Blénac
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Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Champdolent
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Rochefort lists the most people: 50.
Questions about famous people from Champdolent
Who is the most famous person from Champdolent?
Charles de Courbon-Blénac (French military personnel) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Champdolent?
1 people born in Champdolent have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Champdolent known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Champdolent?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Champdolent 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)
- David Zurutuza: Giovanni Batista Rodriguez from San Sebastian-Donostia, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Charles Descubes: Giogo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugénie Cotton: Roger Rössing / Renate Rössing, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.