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Famous people · Seloncourt, Doubs

Seloncourt is the birthplace of 3 famous people

Best known of all is Élisabeth Renaud, written about in 4 languages. The next two names are Henri Fertet and Marcel Parmeggiani. Go 4 mi to Montbéliard and the list grows to 83, with René Thom at the top. Over 80 years of births, the list goes from Élisabeth Renaud (1846) to Henri Fertet (1926).

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Élisabeth Renaud
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1846
Élisabeth Renaud
Youngest
1926
Henri Fertet
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Seloncourt

The three are covered in 4, 3 and 1 languages: Élisabeth Renaud, Henri Fertet and Marcel Parmeggiani.

ÉR#1
Science & Medicine

Élisabeth Renaud

1846–1932

French teacher, feminist and editor

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
HF#2
Notable

Henri Fertet

1926–1943

French resistance fighter (1926–1943)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MP#3
Sports

Marcel Parmeggiani

1915–1991

French association football player (1915-1991)

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

What Seloncourt is known for

Share of Seloncourt’s famous people in each 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 neighbour with the most names is Montbéliard, at 83.

Questions about famous people from Seloncourt

Who is the most famous person from Seloncourt?

Élisabeth Renaud (French teacher, feminist and editor) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Fertet and Marcel Parmeggiani.

How many famous people were born in Seloncourt?

3 people born in Seloncourt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Seloncourt known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Seloncourt?

Élisabeth Renaud, born in 1846. The youngest on the list was born in 1926.

Who counts as from Seloncourt?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Seloncourt 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 (7)

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.