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Politics & Law
Albert Bouzanquet
1897–1971French trade unionist
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Carto30820 · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Clarensac, Gard
Clarensac has just one famous person to its name: Albert Bouzanquet
In 1897, the French trade unionist Albert Bouzanquet was born. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. One language has an article about them so far. Nîmes, 7 mi off, can claim 380 famous people, the best known Alphonse Daudet.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Albert Bouzanquet
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1897
Albert Bouzanquet
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Clarensac
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Nîmes, at 380.
Nîmes · 7 miAlphonse Daudet & 379 moreERSommières · 7 miEugène Rouché & 11 moreRFVergèze · 6 miRené Fontayne & 2 moreLMCodognan · 7 miLouis Méjan & 2 morePBCalvisson · 3 miPierre Barlaguet & 1 more
Aigues-Vives · 6 miGaston Doumergue & 1 more
Milhaud · 5 miPierre-François Villaret
Aubais · 6 miRené GroussetQuestions about famous people from Clarensac
Who is the most famous person from Clarensac?
Albert Bouzanquet (French trade unionist) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Clarensac?
1 people born in Clarensac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Clarensac known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Clarensac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Clarensac 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)
- Alphonse Daudet: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gaston Doumergue: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre-François Villaret: Alexandre Quinet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Grousset: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.