#1Vincent Candela
born 1973French footballer (born 1973)
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Vincent Candela, the French footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. Second and third on the list are Karima Benameur and Guillaume Bouisset. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 124 towns in Hérault with famous people list more.
Athletes stand out most, at 3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 3 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Counted by languages, Vincent Candela is ahead of Karima Benameur and Guillaume Bouisset: 46, 10 and 4.
#1French footballer (born 1973)
#2Algerian and French footballer
French association football player
A further 4 follow, born between 1864 and 1972.
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Of the towns around it, Lodève has the most on record: 15.
Vincent Candela (French footballer (born 1973)) is the best known by our measure: 46 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Karima Benameur and Guillaume Bouisset.
7 people born in Bédarieux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 19 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 7. That is 57% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Jacques-Émile Abelous, born in 1864. The youngest on the list was born in 1989.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bédarieux 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.
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).
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.