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Writing & Arts
Stephen Valot
1879–1950French journalist (1879–1950)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Chalèze, Doubs
Chalèze has just one famous person to its name: Stephen Valot
In 1879, the French journalist Stephen Valot was born. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. One language has an article about them so far. Of its neighbours, Besançon, 4 mi away, lists the most: 407, Victor Hugo first.
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1
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Best known
Stephen Valot
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1879
Stephen Valot
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Chalèze
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Famous people from the towns next door
Besançon leads the towns around it, with 407 names.
Questions about famous people from Chalèze
Who is the most famous person from Chalèze?
Stephen Valot (French journalist (1879–1950)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Chalèze?
1 people born in Chalèze have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Chalèze known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Chalèze?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chalèze 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 (3)
- Victor Hugo: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustave Courbet: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Bas: Jean-Christophe Bas, CC BY 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.