Corseul’s famous people span 121 years: 4 births from 1826 to 1947
The best known is the footballer Serge Lenoir, with articles in 5 languages. Close behind are Joseph Marcadé and Ernest Rouxel. Serge Lenoir was born in 1947. Only 21 of the 162 towns in Côtes-d'Armor with anyone on record list more.
Born in Corseul
Serge Lenoir leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Joseph Marcadé (2) and Ernest Rouxel (1).
Joseph Marcadé
1894–1959French bishop (1894-1959)
Ernest Rouxel
1898–1991French politician
When Corseul’s famous people were born
The 1890s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Corseul is known for
The field with the most names is Faith: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Corseul
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Dinan has the most people on record, 87 of them.
Dinan · 6 miCharles Pinot Duclos & 86 morePPPlancoët · 4 miPascal Poisson & 3 moreRBBeaussais-sur-Mer · 6 miRobert Bouloux & 2 moreCJPleslin-Trigavou · 6 miCharles Josselin & 1 more
Val-d'Arguenon · 6 miCharles Rioust de Largentaye & 1 moreMCPleurtuit · 8 miMarcel Carfantan & 1 more
Jugon-les-Lacs · 9 miJean Robieux & 1 moreKLanvallay · 7 miKlineQuestions about famous people from Corseul
Who is the most famous person from Corseul?
Serge Lenoir (Footballer) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph Marcadé and Ernest Rouxel.
How many famous people were born in Corseul?
4 people born in Corseul have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Corseul known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Corseul?
Marin Dagorne, born in 1826. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.
Who counts as from Corseul?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Corseul 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 (3)
- Charles Pinot Duclos: Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Rioust de Largentaye: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Robieux: Crobieux, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.