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Famous people · Couffé, Loire-Atlantique

François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie tops a list of 2 famous people born in Couffé

François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie is the best known, with articles in 20 languages. The other is Louis Marin de Charette de La Contrie. Of its neighbours, Ancenis-Saint-Géréon, 5 mi away, lists the most: 17, Jordan Veretout first. From Louis Marin de Charette de La Contrie to François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie, the births on the list run from 1759 to 1763.

#1 best knownFrançois-Athanase Charette de La ContrieMilitary · 1763–1796
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie
20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1759
Louis Marin de Charette de La Contrie
Youngest
1763
François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Couffé

François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie#1
Military

François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie

1763–1796

French soldier, leader of the Royalist army during the War in the Vendée (1763-1796)

20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LC#2
Politics & Law

Louis Marin de Charette de La Contrie

1759–1796

Peerage person ID=222201

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Couffé is known for

1 of them work in Military, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Ancenis-Saint-Géréon’s, at 17 names.

Questions about famous people from Couffé

Who is the most famous person from Couffé?

François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie (French soldier, leader of the Royalist army during the War in the Vendée (1763-1796)) is the best known by our measure: 20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Marin de Charette de La Contrie.

How many famous people were born in Couffé?

2 people born in Couffé have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Couffé known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Couffé?

Louis Marin de Charette de La Contrie, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1763.

Who counts as from Couffé?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Couffé 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.

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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.