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Famous people · Sauvagney, Doubs
Sauvagney has one famous person on record
Justin Ducret, the French cyclist, was born in 1998. Their story is told in 2 languages. Of its neighbours, Besançon, 8 mi away, lists the most: 407, Victor Hugo first. 117 of the towns in Doubs list at least one person.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Justin Ducret
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1998
Justin Ducret
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Sauvagney
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Besançon, at 407.
Questions about famous people from Sauvagney
Who is the most famous person from Sauvagney?
Justin Ducret (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Sauvagney?
1 people born in Sauvagney have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Sauvagney known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Sauvagney?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sauvagney 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
- Camille Guy: Mme C. Moutet-Cholé, 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.