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André Laffargue
1892–1994French soldier (1891–1994)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Ligardes, Gers
André Laffargue is the only name on the Ligardes list
André Laffargue, the French soldier, was born in 1892. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Their name appears in articles in 3 languages. Within 10 mi, Lectoure lists the most: 28, with Jean-Claude Pertuzé first.
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André Laffargue
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1892
André Laffargue
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Military
1 person
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Born in Ligardes
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Lectoure, at 28.
Questions about famous people from Ligardes
Who is the most famous person from Ligardes?
André Laffargue (French soldier (1891–1994)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Ligardes?
1 people born in Ligardes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Ligardes known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Ligardes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ligardes 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 (5)
- Jean-Claude Pertuzé: Morburre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Maldoror: karim amar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Darlan: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Basquet: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ismaël: Alexandre Quinet, Public domain, 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.