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Famous people · Tocane-Saint-Apre, Dordogne

Tocane-Saint-Apre is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Michel Debet, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French military personnel hero Alain de Fayolle. Within 11 mi, Périgueux lists the most: 127, with Kendji Girac first. Fewer than a quarter of the 127 towns in Dordogne with famous people list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michel Debet
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1891
Alain de Fayolle
Youngest
1944
Michel Debet
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Tocane-Saint-Apre

MD#1
Politics & Law

Michel Debet

1944–2008

French politician (1944–2008)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AF#2
Military

Alain de Fayolle

1891–1914

French military personnel hero

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Tocane-Saint-Apre is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 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

Périgueux leads the towns around it, with 127 names.

Questions about famous people from Tocane-Saint-Apre

Who is the most famous person from Tocane-Saint-Apre?

Michel Debet (French politician (1944–2008)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alain de Fayolle.

How many famous people were born in Tocane-Saint-Apre?

2 people born in Tocane-Saint-Apre have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Tocane-Saint-Apre known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tocane-Saint-Apre?

Alain de Fayolle, born in 1891. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Tocane-Saint-Apre?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tocane-Saint-Apre 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.