François-Joseph Desbillons
1711–1789French Jesuit, poet of Latin fables
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With articles in 5 languages, François-Joseph Desbillons is the most widely known. The only other name is the French politician Étienne Bouzique. Of its neighbours, Dun-sur-Auron, 12 mi away, lists the most: 7, Maurice Bardèche first. François-Joseph Desbillons (1711) and Étienne Bouzique (1801) mark the two ends of the list.
French Jesuit, poet of Latin fables
French politician
Share of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher’s famous people in each field.
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The neighbour with the most names is Dun-sur-Auron, at 7.
François-Joseph Desbillons (French Jesuit, poet of Latin fables) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Étienne Bouzique.
2 people born in Châteauneuf-sur-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 4 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, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
François-Joseph Desbillons, born in 1711. The youngest on the list was born in 1801.
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