AB#1
Politics & Law
Ambroise Bravet
1820–1882French politician (1820-1882)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: carte postale · Public domainFamous people · Chapareillan, Isère
2 famous people were born in Chapareillan
Ambroise Bravet, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in one language. The other is Louis Bravet, the French politician. From Louis Bravet to Ambroise Bravet, the births on the list run from 1745 to 1820. Only 38 of the 165 towns in Isère with anyone on record list more.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ambroise Bravet
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1745
Louis Bravet
Youngest
1820
Ambroise Bravet
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Chapareillan
LB#2
Politics & Law
Louis Bravet
1745–1811French politician (1745-1811)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Pontcharra, with 4.
Questions about famous people from Chapareillan
Who is the most famous person from Chapareillan?
Ambroise Bravet (French politician (1820-1882)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Bravet.
How many famous people were born in Chapareillan?
2 people born in Chapareillan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Chapareillan known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chapareillan?
Louis Bravet, born in 1745. The youngest on the list was born in 1820.
Who counts as from Chapareillan?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chapareillan 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)
- René Arnoux: Peter Moricz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amédée IV de Savoie: Abate Ferrero di Lavriano, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Milan: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Rambaud: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Besson: Pierre73, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.