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Claude Abbes
1927–2008French association football player (1927-2008)
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Famous people · Faugères, Hérault
The French association football player Claude Abbes is the one famous person from Faugères
The French association football player Claude Abbes was born in 1927. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their name appears in articles in 25 languages. For more famous names, Bédarieux is 3 mi away: its list has 7, led by Vincent Candela.
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Claude Abbes
25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1927
Claude Abbes
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Faugères
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Bédarieux counts 7 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Faugères
Who is the most famous person from Faugères?
Claude Abbes (French association football player (1927-2008)) is the best known by our measure: 25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Faugères?
1 people born in Faugères have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Faugères known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Faugères?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Faugères 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 (2)
- Vincent Candela: Илья Хохлов, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacky Vergnes: Panini, 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.