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Famous people · Azerables, Creuse

From 1821 to 1952, Azerables was the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard, the French general, with articles in 4 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Gérard Dubrac. Paul Sauvage heads the list in La Souterraine, 8 mi away, which has 6 names. Only 11 of the 67 towns in Creuse with anyone on record list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1821
Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard
Youngest
1952
Gérard Dubrac
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Azerables

LB#1
Military

Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard

1821–1897

French general (1821–1897)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GD#2
Politics & Law

Gérard Dubrac

born 1952

French politician

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

What Azerables is known for

The field with the most names is Military: 1.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, La Souterraine has the most people on record, 6 of them.

Questions about famous people from Azerables

Who is the most famous person from Azerables?

Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard (French general (1821–1897)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gérard Dubrac.

How many famous people were born in Azerables?

2 people born in Azerables have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Azerables known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Azerables?

Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard, born in 1821. The youngest on the list was born in 1952.

Who counts as from Azerables?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Azerables 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)

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.