#1Jean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert
1820–1884French politician (1820–1884)
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The best known is the French politician Jean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert, with articles in 5 languages. Close behind are Léonard Jarraud and Albert Goursaud. Born in 1820, Jean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert is the first name on record, and Albert Goursaud, born in 1899, the most recent. Just 4 mi away, Angoulême’s list holds 136 names, Charles-Augustin Coulomb the best known.



Three names lead: Jean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert (5 languages), Léonard Jarraud (3) and Albert Goursaud (1).
#1French politician (1820–1884)
#2French painter (1848-1926)
#3French military personnel and ethnologist (1899-1970)
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
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Angoulême has the longest list next door: 136.
Angoulême · 4 miCharles-Augustin Coulomb & 135 moreVNSoyaux · 5 miValérie Nadaud & 6 more
L'Isle-d'Espagnac · 6 miMaxime Amblard & 4 moreDLChâteauneuf-sur-Charente · 7 miDidier Lebaud & 4 moreABGond-Pontouvre · 5 miAndré Berland & 3 more
Ruelle-sur-Touvre · 8 miAndré Chevrillon & 3 moreFGSaint-Yrieix-sur-Charente · 5 miFrancis Groux & 2 moreALChampniers · 9 miAndré Lebon & 2 moreJean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert (French politician (1820–1884)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Léonard Jarraud and Albert Goursaud.
3 people born in La Couronne 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.
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert, born in 1820. The youngest on the list was born in 1899.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Couronne 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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