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Sports
Raphaël Smolin-Froissart
born 1983French swimmer
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Marc Mongenet · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence, Drôme
Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence, birthplace of the French swimmer Raphaël Smolin-Froissart
In 1983, the French swimmer Raphaël Smolin-Froissart was born. 2 languages have an article about them. Across Drôme, 86 towns list someone born there. No town in Drôme lists more than Valence, with 115.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Raphaël Smolin-Froissart
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1983
Raphaël Smolin-Froissart
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Valence: 115.
PRValence · 4 miPaul Ricœur & 114 more
Bourg-de-Péage · 7 miRomain Ghanem Saïss & 12 moreBPGuilherand-Granges · 5 miBenoît Peschier & 8 more
Bourg-lès-Valence · 3 miRené Bérenger & 3 moreJGChabeuil · 5 miJean-Joseph-Victor Genissieu & 3 moreHSSaint-Péray · 6 miHector de Soubeyran de Saint-Prix & 2 moreJQAlixan · 3 miJérôme François QuiotPMLa Roche-de-Glun · 6 miPaul-Émile Millefaut
Bourg-de-Péage · 7 miRomain Ghanem Saïss & 12 moreBPGuilherand-Granges · 5 miBenoît Peschier & 8 moreBourg-lès-Valence · 3 miRené Bérenger & 3 moreJGChabeuil · 5 miJean-Joseph-Victor Genissieu & 3 moreHSSaint-Péray · 6 miHector de Soubeyran de Saint-Prix & 2 moreJQAlixan · 3 miJérôme François QuiotPMLa Roche-de-Glun · 6 miPaul-Émile MillefautQuestions about famous people from Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence?
Raphaël Smolin-Froissart (French swimmer) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence?
1 people born in Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence 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 Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence 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 (2)
- Romain Ghanem Saïss: Nawfel Ajari, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Bérenger: Agence de presse Meurisse, 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.