Mélanie Calvat
1831–1904French nun and marian visionary (1831–1904)
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Most widely known is Mélanie Calvat, the French nun and marian visionary, with articles in 13 languages. The only other name is the French Marian visionary Maximin Giraud. Mélanie Calvat (1831) and Maximin Giraud (1835) mark the two ends of the list. Of its neighbours, La Mure, 10 mi away, lists the most: 19, Pierre-Julien Eymard first.
French nun and marian visionary (1831–1904)
French Marian visionary (1835–1875)
The field with the most names is Faith: 1.
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Of the towns around it, La Mure has the most on record: 19.
Mélanie Calvat (French nun and marian visionary (1831–1904)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Maximin Giraud.
2 people born in Corps 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.
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Mélanie Calvat, born in 1831. The youngest on the list was born in 1835.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Corps 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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