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Famous people · Valherbasse, Drôme

From 1797 to 1912, Valherbasse was the birthplace of 3 famous people

Most widely known is Jean-Émile Reymond, the French civil servant, with articles in 5 languages. Constant Chatenier, the botanist, comes second, with Louis Henri François de Luzy-Pelissac third. The list’s best known name, Jean-Émile Reymond, dates from 1912. The neighbour with the longest list is Romans-sur-Isère, 12 mi away: 44, led by Érik Comas.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Émile Reymond
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1797
Louis Henri François de Luzy-Pelissac
Youngest
1912
Jean-Émile Reymond
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Valherbasse

Two of the three are leaders.

JR#1
Politics & Law

Jean-Émile Reymond

1912–1992

French civil servant (1912-1992)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CC#2
Science & Medicine

Constant Chatenier

1849–1926

Botanist (1849-1926)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LL#3
Politics & Law

Louis Henri François de Luzy-Pelissac

1797–1869

French politician and officer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Valherbasse is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

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 fullest list close by belongs to Romans-sur-Isère, with 44.

Questions about famous people from Valherbasse

Who is the most famous person from Valherbasse?

Jean-Émile Reymond (French civil servant (1912-1992)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Constant Chatenier and Louis Henri François de Luzy-Pelissac.

How many famous people were born in Valherbasse?

3 people born in Valherbasse have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Valherbasse known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Valherbasse?

Louis Henri François de Luzy-Pelissac, born in 1797. The youngest on the list was born in 1912.

Who counts as from Valherbasse?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Valherbasse 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 (4)

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.