No famous person from Vix yet, but Châtillon-sur-Seine next door has 31
The longest list of any town in Côte-d'Or belongs to Dijon, with 431. Beaune has the second-longest list in Côte-d'Or, after Dijon, with 59. Across Côte-d'Or, the lists cover 140 towns. The best known born in Châtillon-sur-Seine is Auguste Frédéric Viesse de Marmont.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Vix (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vix as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Vix
Close by, the fullest list is Châtillon-sur-Seine’s, at 31 names.
Questions about famous people from Vix
Who counts as from Vix?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vix 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)
- Auguste Frédéric Viesse de Marmont: Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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