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Famous people · Mont-de-Laval, Doubs

2 famous people call Mont-de-Laval their birthplace

The best known is the mathematician François-Joseph Servois, with articles in 8 languages. The other is Émile Joly, the French resistance fighter in WWII. Of its neighbours, Morteau, 8 mi away, lists the most: 10, Chloé Valentini first. The oldest name on the list belongs to François-Joseph Servois, born in 1767, the newest to Émile Joly, born in 1910.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François-Joseph Servois
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1767
François-Joseph Servois
Youngest
1910
Émile Joly
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Mont-de-Laval

FS#1
Science & Medicine

François-Joseph Servois

1767–1847

Mathematician

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ÉJ#2
Notable

Émile Joly

1910–1944

French resistance fighter in WWII (1910–1944)

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

What Mont-de-Laval is known for

1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.

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

The most names next door are in Morteau: 10.

Questions about famous people from Mont-de-Laval

Who is the most famous person from Mont-de-Laval?

François-Joseph Servois (Mathematician) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Émile Joly.

How many famous people were born in Mont-de-Laval?

2 people born in Mont-de-Laval have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Mont-de-Laval known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mont-de-Laval?

François-Joseph Servois, born in 1767. The youngest on the list was born in 1910.

Who counts as from Mont-de-Laval?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mont-de-Laval 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 (4)

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.