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Famous people · Arveyres, Gironde

3 famous people were born in Arveyres from 1818 to 1951

Louis de Coëffard de Mazerolles, the French sculptor, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The next two names are Alain Bernard and Béatrice Chatelier. The list’s best known name, Louis de Coëffard de Mazerolles, dates from 1818. Of its neighbours, Libourne, 3 mi away, lists the most: 75, Eugène Atget first.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis de Coëffard de Mazerolles
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1818
Louis de Coëffard de Mazerolles
Youngest
1951
Béatrice Chatelier
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Arveyres

By how many languages cover them, Louis de Coëffard de Mazerolles comes first (3), then Alain Bernard (2) and Béatrice Chatelier (1).

LM#1
Writing & Arts

Louis de Coëffard de Mazerolles

1818–1887

French sculptor (1818-1887)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
BC#3
Film, TV & Stage

Béatrice Chatelier

born 1951

French actress

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

What Arveyres is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.

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 most names next door are in Libourne: 75.

Questions about famous people from Arveyres

Who is the most famous person from Arveyres?

Louis de Coëffard de Mazerolles (French sculptor (1818-1887)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alain Bernard and Béatrice Chatelier.

How many famous people were born in Arveyres?

3 people born in Arveyres have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Arveyres known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Arveyres?

Louis de Coëffard de Mazerolles, born in 1818. The youngest on the list was born in 1951.

Who counts as from Arveyres?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arveyres 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.