No one from Lancé is on the famous people list yet
Vendôme, 7 mi away, has 47 on its list, the best known Louis Ier de Bourbon-Condé. 77 of the towns in Loir-et-Cher list at least one person. No town in Loir-et-Cher lists more than Blois, with 140.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Lancé (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lancé as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Lancé
The longest list nearby is Vendôme’s, with 47.
Questions about famous people from Lancé
Who counts as from Lancé?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lancé 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 (4)
- Louis Ier de Bourbon-Condé: anonymous / Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Gourault: Arno Mikkor, Aron Urb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Rousseau: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Papin: Panini, 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.