Saché has one famous person on record
The French cyclist Armel Desouches was born in 1910. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in one language. A short trip away, Chambray-lès-Tours (10 mi) counts 22 famous people, Mikaël Silvestre among them.
Born in Saché
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Chambray-lès-Tours: 22.
Chambray-lès-Tours · 10 miMikaël Silvestre & 21 more
Joué-lès-Tours · 9 miStéphane Dalmat & 5 moreCRLangeais · 9 miClémence Ramnoux & 3 more
Azay-le-Rideau · 4 miEdmond Tulasne & 2 moreJBMontbazon · 8 miJules Baillarger & 2 more
Artannes-sur-Indre · 3 miRené BesnardGDSorigny · 7 miGabriel Doutrebente
Cinq-Mars-la-Pile · 8 miCharles BarrierQuestions about famous people from Saché
Who is the most famous person from Saché?
Armel Desouches (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Saché?
1 people born in Saché have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Saché 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 Saché?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saché 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)
- Mikaël Silvestre: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stéphane Dalmat: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmond Tulasne: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Besnard: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Barrier: Fonds Barrier, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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