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Famous people · Val-d'Arguenon, Côtes-d'Armor

2 famous people call Val-d'Arguenon their birthplace

At the top of the list is the French politician Charles Rioust de Largentaye, covered in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French Catholic bishop Pierre Le Breton. Within 11 mi, Lamballe-Armor lists the most: 21, with Bruno Cornillet first. Births span 1805 to 1820, from Pierre Le Breton to Charles Rioust de Largentaye.

#1 best knownCharles Rioust de LargentayePolitics & Law · 1820–1883
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Rioust de Largentaye
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1805
Pierre Le Breton
Youngest
1820
Charles Rioust de Largentaye
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Val-d'Arguenon

Charles Rioust de Largentaye#1
Politics & Law

Charles Rioust de Largentaye

1820–1883

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Pierre Le Breton#2
Faith

Pierre Le Breton

1805–1886

French Catholic bishop (1805–1886)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Val-d'Arguenon is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Lamballe-Armor has the most people on record, 21 of them.

Questions about famous people from Val-d'Arguenon

Who is the most famous person from Val-d'Arguenon?

Charles Rioust de Largentaye (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Le Breton.

How many famous people were born in Val-d'Arguenon?

2 people born in Val-d'Arguenon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Val-d'Arguenon known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Val-d'Arguenon?

Pierre Le Breton, born in 1805. The youngest on the list was born in 1820.

Who counts as from Val-d'Arguenon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Val-d'Arguenon 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 (4)

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.