Yves Chiron
born 1960French journalist, writer, essayist and historian
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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.
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The three are covered in 4, 3 and 2 languages: Yves Chiron, Francis Cavalier-Bénézet and Louis Bernard de Saint-Affrique.
French journalist, writer, essayist and historian
French politician (1922-2014)
French politician (1744-1825)
Leaders stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.
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3 more, from 1737 to 1924.
French speleologist and archaeologist (1868-1919)
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The best known from each town within 12 mi of Val-d'Aigoual, with how many people each has.
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.
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.
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Joseph-François Balla, born in 1737. The youngest on the list was born in 1960.
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.
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