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Famous people · La Flotte, Charente-Maritime

La Flotte is the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the frenchy general Jacques Gilles Henri Goguet, with articles in 2 languages. The only other name is the French politician Gustave Dechézeaux. La Rochelle, 8 mi away, has 18 on its list, the best known Dominique Souchet. From Gustave Dechézeaux to Jacques Gilles Henri Goguet, the births on the list run from 1760 to 1767.

#2 best knownGustave DechézeauxPolitics & Law · 1760–1794
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Gilles Henri Goguet
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1760
Gustave Dechézeaux
Youngest
1767
Jacques Gilles Henri Goguet
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in La Flotte

JG#1
Military

Jacques Gilles Henri Goguet

1767–1794

Frenchy general (1767–1794)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Gustave Dechézeaux#2
Politics & Law

Gustave Dechézeaux

1760–1794

French politician (1760-1794)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What La Flotte is known for

Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Of the towns around it, La Rochelle has the most on record: 18.

Questions about famous people from La Flotte

Who is the most famous person from La Flotte?

Jacques Gilles Henri Goguet (Frenchy general (1767–1794)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gustave Dechézeaux.

How many famous people were born in La Flotte?

2 people born in La Flotte have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 La Flotte known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Flotte?

Gustave Dechézeaux, born in 1760. The youngest on the list was born in 1767.

Who counts as from La Flotte?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Flotte 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 (2)

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.