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Photo: Olivier Cleynen · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Vailhauquès, Hérault
Vailhauquès, birthplace of the French priest Claude Azéma
In 1943, the French priest Claude Azéma was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 10 languages have an article about them. Go 8 mi to Cournonterral and the list grows to 6, with Émile Blavet at the top.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claude Azéma
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1943
Claude Azéma
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Vailhauquès
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Vailhauquès, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Vailhauquès
Who is the most famous person from Vailhauquès?
Claude Azéma (French priest (1943-2021)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Vailhauquès?
1 people born in Vailhauquès have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Vailhauquès known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who counts as from Vailhauquès?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vailhauquès 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 (3)
- Émile Blavet: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orianne Lopez: Giuseppe Cavaleri, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Béranger Frédol l’Ancien: Unknown derivative work by JPS68, 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.