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Science & Medicine
Alexis Bartet
1880–1953French engineer
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Varanges, Côte-d'Or
Varanges, birthplace of the French engineer Alexis Bartet
In 1880, the French engineer Alexis Bartet was born. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. Just 10 mi away, Dijon’s list holds 431 names, Gustave Eiffel the best known.
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Alexis Bartet
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1880
Alexis Bartet
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Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Varanges
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Dijon counts 431 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Varanges
Who is the most famous person from Varanges?
Alexis Bartet (French engineer) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Varanges?
1 people born in Varanges have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Varanges known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Varanges?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Varanges 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 (2)
- Gustave Eiffel: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse Favier: Congregación de la Misión, Public domain, 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.