François Mêlier
1798–1866Academic (1798 - 1866), member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino since 1853
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François Mêlier leads the list, covered in 3 languages. The only other name is the French politician René Touzet. The neighbour with the longest list is Argenton-sur-Creuse, 5 mi away: 19, led by Gilles Clément. The list’s best known name, François Mêlier, dates from 1798.
Academic (1798 - 1866), member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino since 1853
French politician (1918–1982)
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Argenton-sur-Creuse leads the towns around it, with 19 names.
François Mêlier (Academic (1798 - 1866), member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino since 1853) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come René Touzet.
2 people born in Chasseneuil have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
François Mêlier, born in 1798. The youngest on the list was born in 1918.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chasseneuil 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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