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Famous people · Azay-le-Ferron, Indre

Azay-le-Ferron has just one famous person to its name: Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil

The French diplomat Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil was born in 1730. Their birth falls before the Revolution. Articles about them exist in 19 languages. 65 of the towns in Indre list at least one person.

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1
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Best known
Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1730
Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Azay-le-Ferron

LB#1
Politics & Law

Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil

1730–1807

French diplomat (1730-1807)

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗

Questions about famous people from Azay-le-Ferron

Who is the most famous person from Azay-le-Ferron?

Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (French diplomat (1730-1807)) is the best known by our measure: 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Azay-le-Ferron?

1 people born in Azay-le-Ferron have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Azay-le-Ferron 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 Azay-le-Ferron?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Azay-le-Ferron 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.

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.