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Famous people · Treffiagat, Finistère

Treffiagat is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Clément Le Cossec, the French pastor, with articles in 4 languages. The only other name is the French politician Jacqueline Lazard. The nearest list is in Pont-l'Abbé, 5 mi away: 29 names, starting with Régis Le Bris. From Clément Le Cossec in 1921 to Jacqueline Lazard in 1948, the births cover 27 years.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Clément Le Cossec
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1921
Clément Le Cossec
Youngest
1948
Jacqueline Lazard
The best known

Born in Treffiagat

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Notable

Clément Le Cossec

1921–2001

French pastor (1921-2001)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JL#2
Politics & Law

Jacqueline Lazard

born 1948

French politician

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

What Treffiagat is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.

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

Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Treffiagat

Who is the most famous person from Treffiagat?

Clément Le Cossec (French pastor (1921-2001)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacqueline Lazard.

How many famous people were born in Treffiagat?

2 people born in Treffiagat 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.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Treffiagat?

Clément Le Cossec, born in 1921. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.

Who counts as from Treffiagat?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Treffiagat 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)

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.