JL#1
Military
Jean Léchelle
1760–1793French general (1760–1793)
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Puyréaux, Charente
The 2 famous people born in Puyréaux, led by Jean Léchelle
At the top of the list is the French general Jean Léchelle, covered in 10 languages. The other is Pierre Léchelle, the French politician. Within 11 mi, Ruffec lists the most: 10, with Anne Charrier first. The list runs from Pierre Léchelle, born in 1756, to Jean Léchelle, born in 1760.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Léchelle
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1756
Pierre Léchelle
Youngest
1760
Jean Léchelle
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Puyréaux
PL#2
Politics & Law
Pierre Léchelle
1756–1836French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Puyréaux is known for
The largest field is Military, with 1 people.
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
Around it, Ruffec has the most people on record, 10 of them.
Questions about famous people from Puyréaux
Who is the most famous person from Puyréaux?
Jean Léchelle (French general (1760–1793)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Léchelle.
How many famous people were born in Puyréaux?
2 people born in Puyréaux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Puyréaux 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 Puyréaux?
Pierre Léchelle, born in 1756. The youngest on the list was born in 1760.
Who counts as from Puyréaux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Puyréaux 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 (1)
- Anne Charrier: Frantogian, 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.