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Famous people · Chavanat, Creuse

2 famous people call Chavanat their birthplace

Most widely known is Joseph Joulietton, the French politician, with an article in one language. The other is Louis Léonard Michelet de Villemonteil, the French politician. For more famous names, Aubusson is 10 mi away: its list has 15, led by Anne-Marie Couderc. The oldest name on the list belongs to Louis Léonard Michelet de Villemonteil, born in 1761, the newest to Joseph Joulietton, born in 1768.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Joulietton
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1761
Louis Léonard Michelet de Villemonteil
Youngest
1768
Joseph Joulietton
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Chavanat

JJ#1
Politics & Law

Joseph Joulietton

1768–1829

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
LV#2
Politics & Law

Louis Léonard Michelet de Villemonteil

1761–1823

French politician (1761-1823)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Aubusson has the most people on record, 15 of them.

Questions about famous people from Chavanat

Who is the most famous person from Chavanat?

Joseph Joulietton (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Léonard Michelet de Villemonteil.

How many famous people were born in Chavanat?

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

What is Chavanat known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chavanat?

Louis Léonard Michelet de Villemonteil, born in 1761. The youngest on the list was born in 1768.

Who counts as from Chavanat?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chavanat 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.

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