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Famous people · Fleurance, Gers

Leaders stand out among the 14 famous people born in Fleurance

Best known of all is Sébastien Nadot, written about in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Gisèle Biémouret and Raymond Vall. The largest group, 6, was born between 1914 and 1969. François de Lauze (1585) and Yannick Lacrouts (1973) mark the two ends of the list.

#1 best knownSébastien NadotWriting & Arts · born 1972
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Born here
14
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Sébastien Nadot
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1585
François de Lauze
Youngest
1973
Yannick Lacrouts
Most common field
Writing & Arts
5 people

What stands out about Fleurance’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Fleurance is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.5 times.

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

Through the years

When Fleurance’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 3.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century16001650170017501800185019001950Raymond VallFrançois de LauzeClaude Cazes
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineSports

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

The best known

Born in Fleurance

Two of the three are leaders.

Sébastien Nadot#1
Writing & Arts

Sébastien Nadot

born 1972

French historian, writer and politician

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Gisèle Biémouret#2
Politics & Law

Gisèle Biémouret

born 1952

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Raymond Vall#3
Politics & Law

Raymond Vall

born 1942

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Fleurance

Another 11, 4 of them writers and artists.

MC

Michel Cassé

born 1943

Astrophysicist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Lectoure lists the most people: 28.

Questions about famous people from Fleurance

Who is the most famous person from Fleurance?

Sébastien Nadot (French historian, writer and politician) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gisèle Biémouret and Raymond Vall.

How many famous people were born in Fleurance?

14 people born in Fleurance have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 16 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 Fleurance known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 5 of the 14. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fleurance?

François de Lauze, born in 1585. The youngest on the list was born in 1973.

Who counts as from Fleurance?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fleurance 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 (9)

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.