Oeyregave has no famous person on record yet
Dax, 12 mi away, has 114 on its list, the best known Jean-Charles de Borda. 92 towns across Landes can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Landes belongs to Dax, with 114. After Dax, the next longest list in Landes is Mont-de-Marsan’s, with 97.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Oeyregave (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Oeyregave yet.
Famous people born near Oeyregave
The neighbour with the most names is Dax, at 114.
Questions about famous people from Oeyregave
Who counts as from Oeyregave?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Oeyregave 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)
- Charles Foix: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geneviève Darrieussecq: Jérémy Barande, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.

