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Octave Dayen
1906–1987French cyclist (1906-1987)
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Famous people · Parsac, Creuse
Parsac, birthplace of the French cyclist Octave Dayen
In 1906, the French cyclist Octave Dayen was born. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. 10 languages have an article about them. The longest list of any town in Creuse belongs to Guéret, with 38.
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Octave Dayen
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1906
Octave Dayen
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Parsac
Questions about famous people from Parsac
Who is the most famous person from Parsac?
Octave Dayen (French cyclist (1906-1987)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Parsac?
1 people born in Parsac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Parsac known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Parsac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Parsac 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.
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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.
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.