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Famous people · Égletons, Corrèze

From 1783 to 1944, Égletons was the birthplace of 3 famous people

Octave Lacroix, the French journalist and poet, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Bertrand Eveno and Antoine de Valon. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 6.9, close to the 8.1 of the typical Corrèze town. Only 11 of the 82 towns in Corrèze with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownOctave LacroixWriting & Arts · 1827–1901
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Octave Lacroix
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1783
Antoine de Valon
Youngest
1944
Bertrand Eveno
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Égletons

Octave Lacroix, Bertrand Eveno and Antoine de Valon are written about in 4, 2 and 1 languages.

Octave Lacroix#1
Writing & Arts

Octave Lacroix

1827–1901

French journalist and poet (1827–1901)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
BE#2
Writing & Arts

Bertrand Eveno

born 1944

French publisher

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AV#3
Politics & Law

Antoine de Valon

1783–1848

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Égletons is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Questions about famous people from Égletons

Who is the most famous person from Égletons?

Octave Lacroix (French journalist and poet (1827–1901)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Bertrand Eveno and Antoine de Valon.

How many famous people were born in Égletons?

3 people born in Égletons 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.

What is Égletons known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Égletons?

Antoine de Valon, born in 1783. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Égletons?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Égletons 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)

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.