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Famous people · Servance-Miellin, Haute-Saône

Servance-Miellin is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Paul Remy, the French speleologist and ostracodologist, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French writer Léon Cathlin. The nearest list is in Ronchamp, 8 mi away: 6 names, starting with François Mathey. Only 16 of the 88 towns in Haute-Saône with anyone on record list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul Remy
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1882
Léon Cathlin
Youngest
1894
Paul Remy
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Servance-Miellin

PR#1
Science & Medicine

Paul Remy

1894–1962

French speleologist and ostracodologist (1894–1962)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LC#2
Writing & Arts

Léon Cathlin

1882–1962

French writer (1882-1962)

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

What Servance-Miellin is known for

Share of Servance-Miellin’s famous people in each field.

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

Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Servance-Miellin

Who is the most famous person from Servance-Miellin?

Paul Remy (French speleologist and ostracodologist (1894–1962)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Léon Cathlin.

How many famous people were born in Servance-Miellin?

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

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Servance-Miellin?

Léon Cathlin, born in 1882. The youngest on the list was born in 1894.

Who counts as from Servance-Miellin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Servance-Miellin 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.