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Politics & Law
Laurent Péchoux
1904–2000Ivorian colonial administrator (1904–2000)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Aromas, Jura
The Ivorian colonial administrator Laurent Péchoux is the one famous person from Aromas
Laurent Péchoux, the Ivorian colonial administrator, was born in 1904. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. One language has an article about them so far. Go 8 mi to Oyonnax and the list grows to 27, with Boulaye Dia at the top.
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Laurent Péchoux
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1904
Laurent Péchoux
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Oyonnax lists the most people: 27.
Questions about famous people from Aromas
Who is the most famous person from Aromas?
Laurent Péchoux (Ivorian colonial administrator (1904–2000)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Aromas?
1 people born in Aromas have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Aromas known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Aromas?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Aromas 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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Photo credits (4)
- Boulaye Dia: Bigmatbasket, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corinne Niogret: Wayne77, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Édouard Andrea: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile Bravet: Assemblée Nationale, Public domain, 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.