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Famous people · Val-d'Aigoual, Gard

6 famous people were born in Val-d'Aigoual from 1737 to 1960

Best known of all is Yves Chiron, written about in 4 languages. The list reaches back to Joseph-François Balla, born in 1737, one of 2 born before the Revolution. The largest group, 3, was born between 1914 and 1969. Fewer than a quarter of the 99 towns in Gard with famous people list more.

Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Yves Chiron
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1737
Joseph-François Balla
Youngest
1960
Yves Chiron
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people

What stands out about Val-d'Aigoual’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Val-d'Aigoual’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 2 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Joseph-François BallaFrancis Cavalier-BénézetFélix MazauricYves Chiron
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotable

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

The best known

Born in Val-d'Aigoual

The three are covered in 4, 3 and 2 languages: Yves Chiron, Francis Cavalier-Bénézet and Louis Bernard de Saint-Affrique.

YC#1
Writing & Arts

Yves Chiron

born 1960

French journalist, writer, essayist and historian

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

Francis Cavalier-Bénézet

1922–2014

French politician (1922-2014)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LS#3
Politics & Law

Louis Bernard de Saint-Affrique

1744–1825

French politician (1744-1825)

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

What Val-d'Aigoual is known for

Leaders stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Val-d'Aigoual

3 more, from 1737 to 1924.

FM

Félix Mazauric

1868–1919

French speleologist and archaeologist (1868-1919)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Val-d'Aigoual, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Val-d'Aigoual

Who is the most famous person from Val-d'Aigoual?

Yves Chiron (French journalist, writer, essayist and historian) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Francis Cavalier-Bénézet and Louis Bernard de Saint-Affrique.

How many famous people were born in Val-d'Aigoual?

6 people born in Val-d'Aigoual have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 14 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 Val-d'Aigoual known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

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

Joseph-François Balla, born in 1737. The youngest on the list was born in 1960.

Who counts as from Val-d'Aigoual?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Val-d'Aigoual 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.