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Politics & Law
Georges Houssard
1814–1885French politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Cerelles, Indre-et-Loire
Cerelles, birthplace of the French politician Georges Houssard
The French politician Georges Houssard was born in 1814. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Of its neighbours, Tours, 7 mi away, lists the most: 369, Honoré de Balzac first.
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Georges Houssard
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1814
Georges Houssard
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Cerelles
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Tours counts 369 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Cerelles
Who is the most famous person from Cerelles?
Georges Houssard (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Cerelles?
1 people born in Cerelles have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Cerelles known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Cerelles?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cerelles 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.
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Photo credits (1)
- Honoré de Balzac: Louis-Auguste Bisson, 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.