#1Most 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.
What stands out about Le Coteau’s famous people
When Le Coteau’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 3.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Le Coteau
All three are athletes.
#1What 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 else born in Le Coteau
5 more, 2 of them leaders.




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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Roanne’s, at 120 names.
Thizy-les-Bourgs · 11 miJean-Marie Roland de La Platière & 12 moreJFCharlieu · 10 miJean-Marc Ferreri & 10 moreLLRenaison · 8 miLouis de Lyvron & 1 moreETPouilly-sous-Charlieu · 8 miEnnemond Thoral & 1 more
Riorges · 3 miGuy RibesALVillerest · 3 miAntoine LacassagneQuestions 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)
- Romain Poyet: Benoit-caen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yves Nicolin: Arneon42, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christelle Dubos: Mllekarma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Giraud: Fredamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre-Yves Ginet: Bruno Amsellem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Roland de La Platière: Nicolas Colibert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Ribes: A.L., CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.