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Nathalie Cantet
born 1970French racing cyclist
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Margon, Hérault
A single famous person was born in Margon: Nathalie Cantet
Nathalie Cantet, the French racing cyclist, was born in 1970. Their story is told in 3 languages. A short trip away, Pézenas (6 mi) counts 27 famous people, Massimiliano Spinola among them. The longest list of any town in Hérault belongs to Montpellier, with 604.
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Nathalie Cantet
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1970
Nathalie Cantet
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Margon
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Pézenas: 27.
MSPézenas · 6 miMassimiliano Spinola & 26 more
Magalas · 4 miJacky Vergnes & 5 moreDCCaux · 3 miDom Bédos de Celles & 4 moreRMServian · 4 miRobert Monclar & 1 moreHMMontblanc · 7 miHenri Massal & 1 moreMTSaint-Thibéry · 8 miMonique Thierry & 1 moreHHPaulhan · 9 miHervé Harant & 1 morePDMontagnac · 9 miPaula Delsol & 1 more
Magalas · 4 miJacky Vergnes & 5 moreDCCaux · 3 miDom Bédos de Celles & 4 moreRMServian · 4 miRobert Monclar & 1 moreHMMontblanc · 7 miHenri Massal & 1 moreMTSaint-Thibéry · 8 miMonique Thierry & 1 moreHHPaulhan · 9 miHervé Harant & 1 morePDMontagnac · 9 miPaula Delsol & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Margon
Who is the most famous person from Margon?
Nathalie Cantet (French racing cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Margon?
1 people born in Margon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Margon 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 Margon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Margon 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 (1)
- 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.