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Famous people · La Chaume, Côte-d'Or

Joseph-Nicolas de Champeaux, born in 1753, is La Chaume’s famous person on record

In 1753, the French politician and cleric Joseph-Nicolas de Champeaux was born. Their birth falls before the Revolution. 3 languages have an article about them. Across Côte-d'Or, 140 towns list someone born there.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph-Nicolas de Champeaux
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1753
Joseph-Nicolas de Champeaux
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in La Chaume

JC#1
Politics & Law

Joseph-Nicolas de Champeaux

1753–1815

French politician and cleric

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗

Questions about famous people from La Chaume

Who is the most famous person from La Chaume?

Joseph-Nicolas de Champeaux (French politician and cleric) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in La Chaume?

1 people born in La Chaume 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 La Chaume 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 La Chaume?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Chaume 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.

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.