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Famous people · Castillon-Savès, Gers
Castillon-Savès has one famous person on record
The French bicycle racer Christian Fauré was born in 1951. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 7 languages have an article about them. The neighbour with the longest list is Gimont, 7 mi away: 7, led by Antonin Carlès.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Christian Fauré
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1951
Christian Fauré
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Castillon-Savès
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Gimont has the longest list next door: 7.
Questions about famous people from Castillon-Savès
Who is the most famous person from Castillon-Savès?
Christian Fauré (French bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Castillon-Savès?
1 people born in Castillon-Savès have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Castillon-Savès known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Castillon-Savès?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Castillon-Savès 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 (2)
- Antonin Carlès: Didier Descouens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertrand de Comminges: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.