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Jacques Bertin de la Hautière
1909–2002French military officer (1909–2002)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Les Iffs, Ille-et-Vilaine
The French military officer Jacques Bertin de la Hautière is the one famous person from Les Iffs
In 1909, the French military officer Jacques Bertin de la Hautière was born. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Their name appears in an article in one language. Within 10 mi, Combourg lists the most: 4, with Saint Gilduin first.
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Jacques Bertin de la Hautière
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1909
Jacques Bertin de la Hautière
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Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Les Iffs
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Combourg’s, with 4.
Questions about famous people from Les Iffs
Who is the most famous person from Les Iffs?
Jacques Bertin de la Hautière (French military officer (1909–2002)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Les Iffs?
1 people born in Les Iffs have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Les Iffs known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Les Iffs?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Les Iffs 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?
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Photo credits (2)
- Eugène Durand: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gérard Rué: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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