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Famous people · Mesnils-sur-Iton, Eure

From 1778 to 1965, Mesnils-sur-Iton was the birthplace of 6 famous people

The best known is the French sculptor Raymond Duchamp-Villon, with articles in 27 languages. Between 1914 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Eure have no one on record, but this one has 9.9 for every 10,000 residents. Raymond Duchamp-Villon was born in 1876.

#1 best knownRaymond Duchamp-VillonWriting & Arts · 1876–1918
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Raymond Duchamp-Villon
27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1778
Pantaléon Charles François du Trousset
Youngest
1965
Gérard Morel
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known

Born in Mesnils-sur-Iton

By how many languages cover them, Raymond Duchamp-Villon comes first (27), then Véronique Louwagie (6) and Louis-François Raban (3).

Raymond Duchamp-Villon#1
Writing & Arts

Raymond Duchamp-Villon

1876–1918

French sculptor (1876–1918)

27 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Véronique Louwagie#2
Politics & Law

Véronique Louwagie

born 1961

French politician

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LR#3
Writing & Arts

Louis-François Raban

1795–1870

French writer and jurist

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Mesnils-sur-Iton’s famous people were born

The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Pantaléon Charles François du TroussetVéronique LouwagieJean-Claude RivièreRaymond Duchamp-Villon
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitary

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

Known for

What Mesnils-sur-Iton is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Mesnils-sur-Iton

3 more names, born between 1778 and 1965.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton’s, at 13 names.

Questions about famous people from Mesnils-sur-Iton

Who is the most famous person from Mesnils-sur-Iton?

Raymond Duchamp-Villon (French sculptor (1876–1918)) is the best known by our measure: 27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Véronique Louwagie and Louis-François Raban.

How many famous people were born in Mesnils-sur-Iton?

6 people born in Mesnils-sur-Iton have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 10 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 Mesnils-sur-Iton known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mesnils-sur-Iton?

Pantaléon Charles François du Trousset, born in 1778. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.

Who counts as from Mesnils-sur-Iton?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mesnils-sur-Iton 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.