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Politics & Law
Élie Laval
1753–1833French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Marnac, Dordogne
Élie Laval is the only name on the Marnac list
Élie Laval, the French politician, was born in 1753. That places their birth before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. A short trip away, Sarlat-la-Canéda (10 mi) counts 26 famous people, Étienne de La Boétie among them.
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Élie Laval
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1753
Élie Laval
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Sarlat-la-Canéda: 26.
Questions about famous people from Marnac
Who is the most famous person from Marnac?
Élie Laval (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Marnac?
1 people born in Marnac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Marnac 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 Marnac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marnac 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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- Étienne de La Boétie: Tommy-Boy, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.