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Famous people · Nersac, Charente

Jacques Darcanges is the only name on the Nersac list

The French writer Jacques Darcanges was born in 1928. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in one language. The neighbour with the longest list is Angoulême, 5 mi away: 136, led by Charles-Augustin Coulomb.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Darcanges
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1928
Jacques Darcanges
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Nersac

JD#1
Writing & Arts

Jacques Darcanges

born 1928

French writer

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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The longest list nearby is Angoulême’s, with 136.

Questions about famous people from Nersac

Who is the most famous person from Nersac?

Jacques Darcanges (French writer) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Nersac?

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

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who counts as from Nersac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nersac 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).

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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.