No famous person from Montéléger yet, but Valence next door has 115
The longest list of any town in Drôme belongs to Valence, with 115. After Valence, the next longest list in Drôme is Montélimar’s, with 66. The Drôme lists hold names for 86 towns. Valence’s list is led by Paul Ricœur.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Montéléger (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montéléger yet.
Famous people born near Montéléger
The most names next door are in Valence: 115.
Bourg-lès-Valence · 7 miRené Bérenger & 3 moreLJÉtoile-sur-Rhône · 2 miLucien Junillon & 2 more
Portes-lès-Valence · 3 miMarcelle Vioux & 1 morePBCharmes-sur-Rhône · 5 miPaul Bellin
Allex · 6 miHyacinthe de Gailhard-BancelQuestions about famous people from Montéléger
Who counts as from Montéléger?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montéléger 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)
- René Bérenger: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcelle Vioux: Le Jardin des lettres, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hyacinthe de Gailhard-Bancel: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.