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Famous people · Le Bélieu, Doubs

The French Catholic priest Étienne-Théodore Cuenot is the one famous person from Le Bélieu

Étienne-Théodore Cuenot, the French Catholic priest, was born in 1802. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Articles about them exist in 8 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Morteau, 5 mi away: 10, led by Chloé Valentini.

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Étienne-Théodore Cuenot
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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Étienne-Théodore Cuenot
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Born in Le Bélieu

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Étienne-Théodore Cuenot

1802–1861

French catholic priest (1802-1861)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Morteau’s, at 10 names.

Questions about famous people from Le Bélieu

Who is the most famous person from Le Bélieu?

Étienne-Théodore Cuenot (French catholic priest (1802-1861)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Le Bélieu?

1 people born in Le Bélieu have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Le Bélieu known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who counts as from Le Bélieu?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Bélieu 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).

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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.