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Famous people · Le Coteau, Loire

Most of the 8 famous people born in Le Coteau came into the world between 1914 and 1969

Articles in 10 languages make the footballer Romain Poyet the best known. Second and third on the list are Ghislain Anselmini and Jacky Bonnevay. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names. Only 10 of the 98 towns in Loire with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownRomain PoyetSports · born 1980
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Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Romain Poyet
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1933
Robert Quatrepoint
Youngest
1980
Romain Poyet
Most common field
Sports
3 people

What stands out about Le Coteau’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Le Coteau’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 3.

The 20th centuryToday19502000Jacky BonnevayHenri GiraudGhislain AnselminiRomain Poyet
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Le Coteau

All three are athletes.

Romain Poyet#1
Sports

Romain Poyet

born 1980

Footballer

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GA#2
Sports

Ghislain Anselmini

born 1970

Footballer

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JB#3
Sports

Jacky Bonnevay

born 1961

Footballer, coach

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Le Coteau is known for

Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2 times as common.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Le Coteau

5 more, 2 of them leaders.

Yves Nicolin

Yves Nicolin

born 1963

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Christelle Dubos

Christelle Dubos

born 1976

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Roanne’s, at 120 names.

Questions about famous people from Le Coteau

Who is the most famous person from Le Coteau?

Romain Poyet (Footballer) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Ghislain Anselmini and Jacky Bonnevay.

How many famous people were born in Le Coteau?

8 people born in Le Coteau have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 15 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 Le Coteau known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 8. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Le Coteau?

Robert Quatrepoint, born in 1933. The youngest on the list was born in 1980.

Who counts as from Le Coteau?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Coteau 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 (7)

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.