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Famous people · Cournonterral, Hérault

Cournonterral’s famous people span 103 years: 6 births from 1838 to 1941

Best known of all is Émile Blavet, written about in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Robert Lassalvy and Henri Augé. Between 1914 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. Émile Blavet was born in 1838.

#1 best knownÉmile BlavetWriting & Arts · 1838–1924
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Blavet
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1838
Émile Blavet
Youngest
1941
Jean-Pierre Dedet
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known

Born in Cournonterral

The three are covered in 4, 3 and 3 languages: Émile Blavet, Robert Lassalvy and Henri Augé.

Émile Blavet#1
Writing & Arts

Émile Blavet

1838–1924

French journalist, writer and librettist (1838-1924)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RL#2
Writing & Arts

Robert Lassalvy

1932–2001

French cartoonist, caricaturist and painter (1932-2001)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
HA#3
Sports

Henri Augé

born 1941

French association football player

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Cournonterral’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1940s, with 2 people born in that decade.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Henri AugéAndré VarDanton CazellesRobert LassalvyÉmile Blavet
Writing & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine

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

Known for

What Cournonterral is known for

Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 2 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Cournonterral

3 more names, born between 1867 and 1941.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Fabrègues counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Cournonterral

Who is the most famous person from Cournonterral?

Émile Blavet (French journalist, writer and librettist (1838-1924)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Robert Lassalvy and Henri Augé.

How many famous people were born in Cournonterral?

6 people born in Cournonterral have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Cournonterral known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cournonterral?

Émile Blavet, born in 1838. The youngest on the list was born in 1941.

Who counts as from Cournonterral?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cournonterral 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 (7)

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.