#1Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy
1736–1804French navy officer and painter (1736-1804)
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Articles in 4 languages make the French navy officer and painter Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy the best known. The other is Hector Talvart, the French writer. Nearby, La Rochelle, 5 mi away, lists 18, led by Dominique Souchet. Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy was born in 1736.


#1French navy officer and painter (1736-1804)
#2French writer
Of the towns nearby, La Rochelle lists the most people: 18.
Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy (French navy officer and painter (1736-1804)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Hector Talvart.
2 people born in Dompierre-sur-Mer 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.
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy, born in 1736. The youngest on the list was born in 1880.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dompierre-sur-Mer 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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