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Famous people · Levroux, Indre

From 1813 to 1948, Levroux was the birthplace of 7 famous people

Christine Boutin, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Second and third on the list are François-Xavier Dumortier and Émile Chevalet. Most were born between 1914 and 1969: 4 of them. Only 4 of the 65 towns in Indre with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownChristine BoutinPolitics & Law · born 1944
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Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Christine Boutin
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1813
Émile Chevalet
Youngest
1948
François-Xavier Dumortier
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Levroux

First, Christine Boutin (18 languages), then François-Xavier Dumortier (10) and Émile Chevalet (5).

Christine Boutin#1
Politics & Law

Christine Boutin

born 1944

French politician

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FD#2
Faith

François-Xavier Dumortier

born 1948

French priest

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ÉC#3
Writing & Arts

Émile Chevalet

1813–1894

French journalist, writer and librettist (1813-1894)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Levroux’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Christine BoutinLouis ChevallierAlban DavidFernand MichaudÉmile Chevalet
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFaith

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

Known for

What Levroux is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.8 times as common.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Levroux

Here are 4 more, born from 1837 to 1945.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Buzançais lists the most people: 6.

Questions about famous people from Levroux

Who is the most famous person from Levroux?

Christine Boutin (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François-Xavier Dumortier and Émile Chevalet.

How many famous people were born in Levroux?

7 people born in Levroux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 12 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 Levroux known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Levroux?

Émile Chevalet, born in 1813. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.

Who counts as from Levroux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Levroux 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 (2)

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.