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Famous people · Le Val d'Hazey, Eure

Le Val d'Hazey’s famous people span 166 years: 4 births from 1774 to 1940

Albert Duchêne, the French association football player, is the most widely known, written about in one language. The French politician and soldier Charles Léonard Odoard du Hazay ranks second, ahead of Eugène-Albert Horel. The list’s best known name, Albert Duchêne, dates from 1940. Only 11 of the 113 towns in Eure with anyone on record list more.

#4 best knownHenri Grout de BeaufortScience & Medicine · 1798–1825
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Albert Duchêne
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1774
Charles Léonard Odoard du Hazay
Youngest
1940
Albert Duchêne
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Le Val d'Hazey

Albert Duchêne has articles in 1 languages, Charles Léonard Odoard du Hazay in 1 and Eugène-Albert Horel in 1.

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Sports

Albert Duchêne

born 1940

French association football player

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
CH#2
Politics & Law

Charles Léonard Odoard du Hazay

1774–1859

French politician and soldier (1774-1859)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
EH#3
Writing & Arts

Eugène-Albert Horel

1876–1964

French painter (1876–1964)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Le Val d'Hazey’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Henri Grout de BeaufortEugène-Albert HorelAlbert Duchêne
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Le Val d'Hazey is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Le Val d'Hazey

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Louviers, at 31.

Questions about famous people from Le Val d'Hazey

Who is the most famous person from Le Val d'Hazey?

Albert Duchêne (French association football player) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Léonard Odoard du Hazay and Eugène-Albert Horel.

How many famous people were born in Le Val d'Hazey?

4 people born in Le Val d'Hazey have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Le Val d'Hazey known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Le Val d'Hazey?

Charles Léonard Odoard du Hazay, born in 1774. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.

Who counts as from Le Val d'Hazey?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Val d'Hazey 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 (5)

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.