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Famous people · Voutezac, Corrèze

One famous person was born in Voutezac

François Pierre Faye-Lachèze, the French politician, was born in 1756. Their birth falls before the Revolution. One language has an article about them so far. Of its neighbours, Brive-la-Gaillarde, 10 mi away, lists the most: 97, Pierre-André Latreille first.

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Best known
François Pierre Faye-Lachèze
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1756
François Pierre Faye-Lachèze
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Voutezac

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Politics & Law

François Pierre Faye-Lachèze

1756–1813

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Brive-la-Gaillarde: 97.

Questions about famous people from Voutezac

Who is the most famous person from Voutezac?

François Pierre Faye-Lachèze (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Voutezac?

1 people born in Voutezac 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 Voutezac 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 Voutezac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Voutezac 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.