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Famous people · La Châtre, Indre

26 famous people from La Châtre, many of them leaders

The best known is the French surgeon and naturalist Adolphe Simon Neboux, with articles in 11 languages. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 9 were born, the most of any period. Over 912 years of births, the list goes from Aymery de La Châtre (1070) to Ben Toury (1982). Only 2 towns in Indre list more.

#2 best knownÉmile AcollasPolitics & Law · 1826–1891
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Born here
26
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Adolphe Simon Neboux
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1070
Aymery de La Châtre
Youngest
1982
Ben Toury
Most common field
Politics & Law
14 people

What stands out about La Châtre’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What La Châtre is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.3 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in La Châtre

Languages with an article: 11 for Adolphe Simon Neboux, 11 for Émile Acollas, 10 for Marcel Dussault.

AN#1
Science & Medicine

Adolphe Simon Neboux

1806–1885

French surgeon and naturalist (1806–1885)

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Émile Acollas#2
Politics & Law

Émile Acollas

1826–1891

French jurist (1826-1891)

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Marcel Dussault#3
Sports

Marcel Dussault

1926–2014

French road bicycle racer (1926–2014)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When La Châtre’s famous people were born

The 1800s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.

Ancien Régime1100120013001400150016001700180019002000Adolphe Simon NebouxAndré MornetAymery de La Châtre
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMusicScience & MedicineFaith

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in La Châtre

Here are 23 more, born from 1070 to 1982.

GC

Germain Colladon

1508–1594

Jurist-consultant, ambassador and politician (1508-1594)

Stéphane Ajasson de Grandsagne

Stéphane Ajasson de Grandsagne

1802–1845

French writer and naturalist (1802–1845)

AF

Antoine François Bourdeau-Desmaret de Fontenay

1762–1838

French politician (1762-1838)

Questions about famous people from La Châtre

Who is the most famous person from La Châtre?

Adolphe Simon Neboux (French surgeon and naturalist (1806–1885)) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Émile Acollas and Marcel Dussault.

How many famous people were born in La Châtre?

26 people born in La Châtre have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 37 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 La Châtre known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 14 of the 26. That is 54% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Châtre?

Aymery de La Châtre, born in 1070. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.

Who counts as from La Châtre?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Châtre 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 (9)

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.