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Famous people · Villevieille, Gard

Villevieille’s famous people span 154 years: 2 births from 1738 to 1892

Articles in 2 languages make the French general Philippe-Charles de Pavée de Villevieille the best known. The other is Raoul Didkowski, the French official. The nearest list is in Sommières, 1 mi away: 12 names, starting with Eugène Rouché. Philippe-Charles de Pavée de Villevieille was born in 1738.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Philippe-Charles de Pavée de Villevieille
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1738
Philippe-Charles de Pavée de Villevieille
Youngest
1892
Raoul Didkowski
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Villevieille

PV#1
Military

Philippe-Charles de Pavée de Villevieille

1738–1825

French general (1738-1825)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RD#2
Notable

Raoul Didkowski

1892–1973

French official (1892–1973)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Villevieille is known for

Military leads the fields, 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

The fullest list close by belongs to Sommières, with 12.

Questions about famous people from Villevieille

Who is the most famous person from Villevieille?

Philippe-Charles de Pavée de Villevieille (French general (1738-1825)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Raoul Didkowski.

How many famous people were born in Villevieille?

2 people born in Villevieille have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Villevieille known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Villevieille?

Philippe-Charles de Pavée de Villevieille, born in 1738. The youngest on the list was born in 1892.

Who counts as from Villevieille?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Villevieille 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)

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.