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Politics & Law
Louis Leygue
1891–1979French politician (1891–1979)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Miradoux, Gers
Miradoux, birthplace of the French politician Louis Leygue
In 1891, the French politician Louis Leygue was born. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. An article about them exists in one language. Go 8 mi to Lectoure and the list grows to 28, with Jean-Claude Pertuzé at the top.
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Louis Leygue
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1891
Louis Leygue
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Politics & Law
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Born in Miradoux
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Lectoure counts 28 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Miradoux
Who is the most famous person from Miradoux?
Louis Leygue (French politician (1891–1979)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Miradoux?
1 people born in Miradoux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Miradoux known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Miradoux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Miradoux 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 (3)
- Jean-Claude Pertuzé: Morburre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sébastien Nadot: Collabdesnadot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Basquet: Le Miroir des sports, 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.