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Politics & Law
Louis Tauxier
1871–1942French archivist (African Studies)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Charenton-du-Cher, Cher
A single famous person was born in Charenton-du-Cher: Louis Tauxier
The French archivist Louis Tauxier was born in 1871. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in one language. For more famous names, Saint-Amand-Montrond is 7 mi away: its list has 36, led by Julian Alaphilippe.
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Louis Tauxier
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1871
Louis Tauxier
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Charenton-du-Cher
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Saint-Amand-Montrond, at 36.
Questions about famous people from Charenton-du-Cher
Who is the most famous person from Charenton-du-Cher?
Louis Tauxier (French archivist (African Studies)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Charenton-du-Cher?
1 people born in Charenton-du-Cher 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.
What is Charenton-du-Cher known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Charenton-du-Cher?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Charenton-du-Cher 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)
- Julian Alaphilippe: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.