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Famous people · Tence, Haute-Loire

Tence’s famous people span 106 years: 4 births from 1746 to 1852

Articles in 2 languages make the French military personnel Joseph de Luzy the best known. Alfred Colombet is second and Louis Christophe Lemoro de Lafaye third. Only 5 of the 61 towns in Haute-Loire with anyone on record list more. Per head, the list is long: 12.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Haute-Loire has 2.8.

#2 best knownAlfred ColombetWriting & Arts · 1852–1915
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph de Luzy
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1746
Joseph de Luzy
Youngest
1852
Alfred Colombet
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Tence

The three are covered in 2, 1 and 1 languages: Joseph de Luzy, Alfred Colombet and Louis Christophe Lemoro de Lafaye.

JL#1
Military

Joseph de Luzy

1746–1831

French military personnel (1746-1831)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Alfred Colombet#2
Writing & Arts

Alfred Colombet

1852–1915

French journalist (1852-1915)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
LL#3
Politics & Law

Louis Christophe Lemoro de Lafaye

1760–1814

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Tence’s famous people were born

Most were born before the Revolution (3); the busiest decade is the 1740s (1).

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire175018001850Pierre Augustin CuocqAlfred ColombetJoseph de Luzy
Politics & LawMilitaryWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Tence is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Tence

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Yssingeaux has the longest list next door: 12.

Questions about famous people from Tence

Who is the most famous person from Tence?

Joseph de Luzy (French military personnel (1746-1831)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alfred Colombet and Louis Christophe Lemoro de Lafaye.

How many famous people were born in Tence?

4 people born in Tence 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 Tence known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tence?

Joseph de Luzy, born in 1746. The youngest on the list was born in 1852.

Who counts as from Tence?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tence 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)

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.