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Politics & Law
Auguste Allonneau
1885–1963French politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Cours, Deux-Sèvres
One famous person was born in Cours
In 1885, the French politician Auguste Allonneau was born. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. 3 languages have an article about them. Go 12 mi to Saint-Maixent-l'École and the list grows to 13, with Jean Cavaillès at the top.
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Auguste Allonneau
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1885
Auguste Allonneau
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Cours
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Saint-Maixent-l'École has the most people on record, 13 of them.
Questions about famous people from Cours
Who is the most famous person from Cours?
Auguste Allonneau (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Cours?
1 people born in Cours have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Cours known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Cours?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cours 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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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).
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- Jean Cavaillès: Jean Cavaillès, 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.