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Politics & Law
Roger Perronne
1887–1939French politician (1887–1939)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Roches-lès-Blamont, Doubs
Roches-lès-Blamont has one famous person on record
Roger Perronne, the French politician, was born in 1887. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in one language. Of its neighbours, Montbéliard, 7 mi away, lists the most: 83, René Thom first.
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Roger Perronne
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1887
Roger Perronne
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Roches-lès-Blamont
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Montbéliard · 7 miRené Thom & 82 more
Audincourt · 5 miBenoît Pedretti & 14 more
Valentigney · 4 miJules Goux & 7 more
Beaucourt · 6 miMarguerite Steinheil & 4 more
Hérimoncourt · 3 miJean Pierre Mégnin & 2 moreÉRSeloncourt · 4 miÉlisabeth Renaud & 2 moreHRPont-de-Roide-Vermondans · 4 miHenry Racamier & 2 more
Mandeure · 3 miFrédéric Macler & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Roches-lès-Blamont
Who is the most famous person from Roches-lès-Blamont?
Roger Perronne (French politician (1887–1939)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Roches-lès-Blamont?
1 people born in Roches-lès-Blamont have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Roches-lès-Blamont known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Roches-lès-Blamont?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Roches-lès-Blamont 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 (6)
- René Thom: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benoît Pedretti: mikeguib, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jules Goux: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marguerite Steinheil: Léon Bonnat (1833-1922), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Pierre Mégnin: Auteur inconnu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Macler: Unknown photographer, Public domain, 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.