Flaux has no famous person on record yet
The neighbour with the longest list is Bagnols-sur-Cèze, 11 mi away: 34, led by Antoine de Rivarol. 99 towns across Gard can name a famous person born there. No town in Gard lists more than Nîmes, with 380. After Nîmes, the next longest list in Gard is Alès’, with 103.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Flaux (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Flaux yet.
Famous people born near Flaux
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Flaux, with how many people each has.
Bagnols-sur-Cèze · 11 miAntoine de Rivarol & 33 more
Uzès · 4 miFirmin Abauzit & 22 more
Laudun-l'Ardoise · 10 miFrédéric Fuzet & 3 more
Meynes · 10 miCamille Rogier & 1 more
Rochefort-du-Gard · 10 miAndré Savonne & 1 moreJMMontfrin · 11 miJean Mouton & 1 moreCBMarguerittes · 11 miCharles Bourneton & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Flaux
Who counts as from Flaux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Flaux 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)
- Antoine de Rivarol: Unknown author Unknown author ( French art ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Firmin Abauzit: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Fuzet: Giogo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Rogier: Henri Sauvaire, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Savonne: AlphoneB, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.