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Famous people · Coutouvre, Loire

Coutouvre’s famous people span 103 years: 3 births from 1817 to 1920

Claude-Marie Dubuis, the Catholic bishop, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Louis Mercier and Louis Mercier. Within 7 mi, Roanne lists the most: 120, with Cédric Si Mohamed first. The list’s best known name, Claude-Marie Dubuis, dates from 1817.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claude-Marie Dubuis
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1817
Claude-Marie Dubuis
Youngest
1920
Louis Mercier
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Coutouvre

Claude-Marie Dubuis, Louis Mercier and Louis Mercier are written about in 8, 3 and 2 languages.

CD#1
Faith

Claude-Marie Dubuis

1817–1895

Catholic bishop

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LM#2
Writing & Arts

Louis Mercier

1870–1951

French journalist and poet (1870–1951)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LM#3
Politics & Law

Louis Mercier

1920–2014

French politician (1920–2014)

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

What Coutouvre is known for

The largest field is Faith, with 1 people.

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, Roanne counts 120 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Coutouvre

Who is the most famous person from Coutouvre?

Claude-Marie Dubuis (Catholic bishop) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Mercier and Louis Mercier.

How many famous people were born in Coutouvre?

3 people born in Coutouvre have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Coutouvre known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Coutouvre?

Claude-Marie Dubuis, born in 1817. The youngest on the list was born in 1920.

Who counts as from Coutouvre?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Coutouvre 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 (3)

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.