No famous person yet from Granges-le-Bourg
Montbéliard, 11 mi away, has 83 on its list, the best known René Thom. In Haute-Saône, 88 towns have someone on the list. No town in Haute-Saône lists more than Vesoul, with 86. After Vesoul, the next longest list in Haute-Saône is Gray’s, with 40.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Granges-le-Bourg (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Granges-le-Bourg yet.
Famous people born near Granges-le-Bourg
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Granges-le-Bourg, with how many people each has.
Montbéliard · 11 miRené Thom & 82 more
Héricourt · 8 miJean-Luc Lagarce & 20 moreTPLure · 9 miThibaut Pinot & 9 more
Ronchamp · 10 miFrançois Mathey & 5 more
Champagney · 10 miMaurice Ehlinger & 2 moreGGL'Isle-sur-le-Doubs · 8 miGaspard Grésly & 1 moreJVGrand-Charmont · 11 miJean Vernier & 1 moreAMBavans · 9 miAlain MarconnetQuestions about famous people from Granges-le-Bourg
Who counts as from Granges-le-Bourg?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Granges-le-Bourg 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?
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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)
- René Thom: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Luc Lagarce: Babelio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Mathey: Totomardeche, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Ehlinger: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.