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Famous people · Marseillan, Hérault

Pierre Auguste Roques tops a list of 6 famous people born in Marseillan

The best known is the French Air Force general Pierre Auguste Roques, with articles in 11 languages. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 3 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Achille Araud’s, in 1847, and the last Emmanuel Maffre-Baugé’s, in 1921. Fewer than a quarter of the 124 towns in Hérault with famous people list more.

#1 best knownPierre Auguste RoquesMilitary · 1856–1920
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Auguste Roques
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1847
Achille Araud
Youngest
1921
Emmanuel Maffre-Baugé
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Marseillan

Ranked by languages covered: Pierre Auguste Roques with 11, then Achille Maffre de Baugé with 6 and Pierre Deley with 4.

Pierre Auguste Roques#1
Military

Pierre Auguste Roques

1856–1920

French Air Force general (1856-1920)

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Achille Maffre de Baugé#2
Writing & Arts

Achille Maffre de Baugé

1855–1928

French poet (1855-1928)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PD#3
Notable

Pierre Deley

1893–1981

French aviator (1893–1981)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Marseillan’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1850s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century18501900Pierre DeleyAchille AraudEmmanuel Maffre-BaugéPierre Auguste Roques
Politics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsNotableFaith

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

Known for

What Marseillan is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Marseillan

3 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Sète has the most people on record, 134 of them.

Questions about famous people from Marseillan

Who is the most famous person from Marseillan?

Pierre Auguste Roques (French Air Force general (1856-1920)) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Achille Maffre de Baugé and Pierre Deley.

How many famous people were born in Marseillan?

6 people born in Marseillan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Marseillan known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Marseillan?

Achille Araud, born in 1847. The youngest on the list was born in 1921.

Who counts as from Marseillan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marseillan 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 (5)

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.