Léandre Pourcelot
born 1940French engineer
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At the top of the list is the French engineer Léandre Pourcelot, covered in 4 languages. The only other name is the French politician Jacques Henriet. Morteau, 6 mi away, has 10 on its list, the best known Chloé Valentini. Over 36 years of births, the list goes from Jacques Henriet (1904) to Léandre Pourcelot (1940).
French engineer
French politician (1904–1988)
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.
Morteau leads the towns around it, with 10 names.
Léandre Pourcelot (French engineer) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Henriet.
2 people born in Orchamps-Vennes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Jacques Henriet, born in 1904. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Orchamps-Vennes 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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